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No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mies van der Rohe

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Amr Waked

In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still...

Genre: History

Cast: Jodie Whittaker

The history of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, an opera house located in the middle of the Amazon rainforest, whose construction, between 1884 and...

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The history of the Warsaw Ghetto (1940-43) as seen from both sides of the wall, its legacy and its memory: new light on a tragic era of division,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Krystyna Budnicka

A smaller scale Eiffel Tower and the Champs-Elysées can be found just outside Shanghai; a copy of St. Peter’s in Rome can be found in...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Benoît Felici

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Birgitta Assheuer

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Marina Behnke

The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of...

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Modern Masterpiece, Unity Temple is an homage to America’s most renowned architect. The film pulls back the curtain...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Brad Pitt

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Leonard Maltin

Based on a series of interviews documentary film maker Anders Wahlgren made with architect Sven Markelius in 1969. Sven Markelius was one of the most...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sven Markelius

Documentary about the architecture of the Swedish housing boom in the 1960s and how it's viewed today.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ronny Hård

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"Chair Times" charts a course through an ocean of chairs. In the focus are 125 objects from the Collection of the Vitra Design Museum. Arranged...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Rolf Fehlbaum

Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Kappe

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Mart Port

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Ghazal Majidi

The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jacob Banigan

These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tom Ward

Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kasper Michaels

Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era. Each one shines a light on...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kasper Michaels

Hindu or Buddhist temples, synagogues, churches or mosques: religions have inspired architectural marvels. Four episodes to discover jewels of Muslim...

Genre: Documentary

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Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sandra Medina

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Septimus Caton

Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jonathan Meades

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Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Hughes

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Wood

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Vávra