Architecture Movies
- 2001
Architects Herzog and deMeuron: The Alchemy of Building & The Tate Modern
Architects Herzog and deMeuron: The Alchemy of Building & The Tate Modern02001HD
Visiting examples of Herzog and de Meurons ground-breaking style, this film reflects their capacity to astonish and explore the way in which they tran...
- 1993
Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis
Kisho Kurokawa From Metabolism to Symbiosis01993HD
A portrait of the internationally acclaimed Japanese architect who employs Buddhist ideas and western modernism to achieve intercultural architecture
- 1989
David Macaulay: Pyramid
David Macaulay: Pyramid01989HD
How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who...
- 2018
1974 (or: Zellion Hadrax IV and the mystery of the extradimensional towers)
1974 (or: Zellion Hadrax IV and the mystery of the extradimensional towers)02018HD
In a universe where history has been ravaged by time-travelling criminals, federal agent Zellion Hadrax IV travels to 1970s England, tasked with hunti...
- 2009
Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secrets
Liquid Stone: Unlocking Gaudi's Secrets02009HD
The Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's most ambitious creation, was begun in the 19th century and is still under construction today. With Gaudi's tragic...
- 2001
Berlin Babylon
Berlin Babylon7.62001HD
A documentary focusing on the rebuilding projects in Berlin after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
- 2021
Kwai Shing West Estate
Kwai Shing West Estate02021HD
A homage to the social housing architecture that is so atypical of Hong Kong - especially the Kwai Shing West Estate. About half of the population liv...
- 2010
The Cabanon by Le Corbusier
The Cabanon by Le Corbusier02010HD
Minimalist documentary by Rax Rinnekangas about the wooden cottage "La Cabanon" designed and built in 1952 by Swiss architect and furniture designer L...
- 1959
Skyscraper
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Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New Y...
- 1981
Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge7.21981HD
Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingeniou...
- 2012
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth
The Pruitt-Igoe Myth6.62012HD
Destroyed in a dramatic and highly-publicized implosion, the Pruitt-Igoe public housing complex has become a widespread symbol of failure amongst arch...
- 1952
Brief City
Brief City6.51952HD
Styles of architecture used in the 1951 South Bank Exhibition, London.
- 2015
Rome's Invisible City
Rome's Invisible City7.752015HD
With the help of a team of experts and the latest in 3-D scanning technology, Alexander Armstrong, along with Dr Michael Scott, explores the hidden un...
- 2020
The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization
The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization02020HD
5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in architectur...
- 2019
Louis Kahn's Tiger City
Louis Kahn's Tiger City102019HD
Art historian and filmmaker Sundaram Tagore travels in the footsteps of Louis Kahn to discover how the famed American architect built a daringly moder...
- 1972
Space and Light
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An award-winning wordless documentary that explores the architecture of the then new St. Peter's Seminary which is now seen as one of the most importa...
- 1966
Circles
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The geometry of circles and ellipses is explored using the Roman Colosseum as an example. Using the Pantheon as another practical example, this progra...
- 1995
The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway
The End Of The Line: Rochester's Subway101995HD
"The End of the Line - Rochester's Subway" tells the little-known story of the rail line that operated in a former section of the Erie Canal from 192...
- 2012
The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat
The Oyler House: Richard Neutra's Desert Retreat02012HD
In 1959, a government employee named Richard Oyler, living in the tiny desert town of Lone Pine, California, asked world-famous modern architect Richa...
- 1968
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City
Brasilia, Contradictions of a New City7.51968HD
In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília. Constructed du...