American masters: I. M. Pei : building China modern c2010
I. M Pei, Eugene B Shirley, Anne Makepeace , Brian Funck, Charles Jencks, John B Cobb, Pacem Distribution International, Independent Television Service, South Carolina Educational Television Network, China Intercontinental Communication Center, New River Media (Firm), and Bullfrog Films
"Entering the twilight of his career, Pei returns to his ancestral home of Suzhou, China to work on his most personal project do date. He is commissioned to build a modern museum in the city's oldest neighborhood which is populated by classical structures from the Ming and Qing dynasties. The enormous task is to help advance China architecturally without compromising its heritage. In the end, what began as his greatest challenge and a labor of sentiment, says Pei, ultimately becomes 'my biography'"--Container. 1 videodisc (53 min.) :
MEDIA 10-2368
Antonio Gaudai c2008
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Noriko Nomura, Isidre Puig Boada, Seiji Miyaguchi, Arata Isozaki, Robert Hughes, Mandy Chang, Ken Russell, Janus Films, T?oh?o Kabushiki Kaisha, Teshigahara Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Criterion Collection (Firm)
"Everything comes from the great book of Nature; human attainments are an already printed book."--Gaudi, end title screen. The Catalan architect, ceramist, and sculptor united Neo-Gothic mysticism and grandeur with Art Nouveau lines, combined with a surreal apprehension of the power of nature. Less of a documentary than a tribute, Teshigahara's film becomes a place to get lost, a radically hypnotic travelogue that's completely symbiotic with its subject. Almost wordless, this visual rhapsody is accompanied by music from composer Toru Takemitsu, whose free-floating East-meets-West impressionism and organic flow mimics the sprouting curvilinear shapes of Gaudi's buildings. 2 videodiscs (72 min.)
MEDIA 10-1748
Biophilic design the architecture of life c2011
Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. People need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. The film features buildings that connect people and nature-- hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children's test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive. 1 videodisc (62 min.)
MEDIA 10-4280
Gabriel García Márquez la escritura embrujada 2008?
Gabriel García Márquez, Yves Billon, Mauricio Martínez-Cavard, Conchita Penilla-Céspedes, ABCine Nuevos Proyectos, Canal 22 (Television station : Mexico), and Films du Village (Firm)
In-depth interview with Nobel Laureate Gabriel García Márquez is presented in the form of a conversation with an old friend he has not seen in a long while. The program is structured to suggest an apparent disorder of time. Assisted by readings and dramatizations of his works, the master of "magic realism" focuses on the supernatural aspects of his spellbinding narrative style, in an effort to convey his particular vision of the world. 1 videodisc (55 min.)
MEDIA 10-2203
The greening of Southie 2008
Curt Ellis, Ian Cheney, Mercator Entertainment Group, Wicked Delicate Films, Force Theory (Musical group), and Bullfrog Films
"The story of [The Macallen Building,] Boston's first LEED certified residential 'green' building, and the people that made it possible" -- Container. 1 videodisc (72 min.)
MEDIA 10-2018
Hemelse modder architectuur en magie in West-Afrika = Heavenly mud : architecture and magic in Mali c2003
Ton van der Lee, AVRO (Firm), Jokestar Film (Firm), and Filmakers Library, inc
"This unique film takes us on a journey down the Niger River in Mali (West Africa) filled with rarely seen traditional African architecture. These edifices are as visionary as anything conceived by Gaudi in the 20th century. The power and striking beauty of African architecture is immediately apparent... The film compares ancient African architecture to twentieth century "organic" architecture as practiced by Frank Lloyd Wright and Antonio Gaudi. A famous Dutch organic architect, Max van Huut , believes modern Western architecture has contributed to alienation, whereas contemporary organic architecture, with its more human scale, contributes to a sense of community"--Container. 1 videodisc (52 min.)
MEDIA 10-2007
O saisons, o châteaux 1957
Pierre Braunberger, Agnčs Varda, Daničle Delorme, Antoine Bourseiller, Champs-Élysées productions, and Films de la Pléiade (Firm)
A tour of the chateaux of the Loire district in France, accompanied by a playful text and excerpts from French poems. 1 videodisc (21 min.)
MEDIA 10-329
Schindlers H©žuser Schindler's houses 2008
A look at 40 of Austrian-American architect Rudolph Schindler's buildings in the order in which they were built. Emigholz's style is formal and subtle, but the cumulative effect is a provocative meditation on Schindler's ideas regarding architecture. 1 videodisc (99 min.)
MEDIA 10-4780
A vision of the world Albert Kahn's archive of the planet 2009
Saskia Baron, Susannah Ward, David Okuefuna, Veronika Hyks, British Broadcasting Company, Musée Albert Kahn, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
"A peace-loving man with a decidedly global perspective, Albert Kahn spent most of his life and wealth trying to expand Western understanding of other cultures -- largely through film and photography. This program delves into Kahn's origins and formative years and the launch of his Archive of the Planet project. Topics include Kahn's Jewish ancestry and Alsacian [sic] upbringing; his early success in finance; his admiration of Japanese art and customs; the development of autochrome photography by the Lumičre brothers; Marguerite Mespoulet's colorful documentation of Ireland's vanishing Celtic traditions; and Kahn's expedition to Cornwall and London with August Leon."--Container. 1 videodisc (50 min.) :
MEDIA 10-2815
Adolf Loos 1975
Tim Benton, Edward Hayward, and Mike Freeman
The Czech architect, journalist and art theorist Adolf Loos worked in Austria, France, Germany and Switzerland. This program analyses his design of the Goldman and Salatsch and Knize's Gentleman's Outfitters shops, and the Scheu and Moller houses. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3069
The Alhambra 1993
José Antonio Páramo and Alfredo Bernaldo de Quirós
A detailed tour of the buildings and grounds of the Alhambra, explaining the purpose and role of the citadel. Provides historical portraits of those who built and modified it, from Mohammed Ibn al-Amar in 1238 through Carlos V. 1 videocassette (30 min.)
DANA 693
America by design 1987
Episode two focuses on farms, mills, factories, warehouses and office buildings, tracing the changes that have taken place over three hundred years. The effects on worksite design of water power, steam, electricity, elevators, steel, reinforced concrete, and computers are shown. 1 videocassette (60 min.)
MEDIA 2-406
America by design: Public places and monuments c1987
Guggenheim Productions, inc, WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), and PBS Video
Episode four visits the sites that are our common ground--the parks, monuments, civic centers, libraries, and numerous other spaces and structures that bear witness to those values we hold as a people. 1 videocassette (60 min.)
MEDIA 2-408
America by design: The house c1987
Guggenheim Productions, inc, WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.), and PBS Video
Episode one explores the evolution of the single-family detached dwelling as a symbol of the American dream. Apartment buildings, mansions, row houses, farm houses, and mobile homes also figure in the story. 1 videocassette (60 min.)
MEDIA 2-405
America's castles 1996
Randall Shuptrine, Joe Van Riper, and Scott Galloway
Archival films and photographs are used to describe Wright's childhood homes, as well as the homes of his early adult life in Illinois and later adult life in Wisconsin. Includes commentary by experts. 1 videocassette (ca. 50 min.)
DANA 1640
Antonio Gaudai c2008
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Noriko Nomura, Isidre Puig Boada, Seiji Miyaguchi, Arata Isozaki, Robert Hughes, Mandy Chang, Ken Russell, Janus Films, T?oh?o Kabushiki Kaisha, Teshigahara Productions, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Criterion Collection (Firm)
"Everything comes from the great book of Nature; human attainments are an already printed book."--Gaudi, end title screen. The Catalan architect, ceramist, and sculptor united Neo-Gothic mysticism and grandeur with Art Nouveau lines, combined with a surreal apprehension of the power of nature. Less of a documentary than a tribute, Teshigahara's film becomes a place to get lost, a radically hypnotic travelogue that's completely symbiotic with its subject. Almost wordless, this visual rhapsody is accompanied by music from composer Toru Takemitsu, whose free-floating East-meets-West impressionism and organic flow mimics the sprouting curvilinear shapes of Gaudi's buildings. 2 videodiscs (72 min.)
MEDIA 10-1748
Antonio Gaudí 1998
Hiroshi Teshigahara, Noriko Nomura, and Toru Takemitsu
A spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced such artists as Picasso, Miró and Dali. The film follows every curve of Gaudi's colorful, organic and even erotic architecture. The haunting score by Toru Takemitsu helps bring the fantastical visions of this architectural celebrity to life. 1 videocassette (72 min.)
DANA 1492
Art deco c2004
Sarah Aspinall, Tim Marlow, British Broadcasting Corporation, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)
Presents the history of the Art Deco style in fine arts, architecture and the decorative arts. Includes footage of many art deco buildings in America and archival footage showing other examples of art deco works and objects. Also includes commentary from art historians. 1 videodisc (29 min.)
DANA 145
Babylon the gate of the gods 198-?
Antti Kaskia
The ruins of Babylon, seen in their present-day condition and collections of artworks from the National Museum of Iraq are shown and discussed to demonstrate the sophistication and splendor of Babylonian culture. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-2539
The basics of winter sports area design 1975?
Describes factors to consider in designing a ski area. 77 slides
DOUGLASS 116
Berlin Siedlungen 1974
Tim Benton, Nick Levinson, and James Colina
Study of "housing estates" and "garden cities," in and around Berlin. Featuring the works of Paul Schmitthenner, Bruno Taut in Schiller Park, Gropius at Siemensstadt, Hugo Herring, and others. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3065
Brooklyn Bridge 1996
Ken Burns and David G McCullough
Part 1 details the building of the Bridge, the involvement of the Roebling family in its construction and the many engineering innovations and difficulties involved. Part 2 discusses the Brooklyn Bridge as a symbol of strength, vitality, ingenuity, and promise in American culture. 1 videocassette (ca. 58 min.)
DANA 1375
Buckminster Fuller thinking out loud 1996
Karen Goodman, Kirk Simon, and R. Buckminster Fuller
A restrospective look at the life and work of Buckminster Fuller since his death in 1983. His archives and previously unseen personal papers were opened for filmmakers Karen Goodman and Kirk Simon. 1 videocassette (90 min.)
DANA 731
The Building of Bath 1995
Mike Dornan, Keith Jacques, and Duncan Marshall
"This program traces the development of the English city of Bath, which is famous for its imposing Georgian buidings. Among the architecture examined in the program is the Royal Crescent, which was begun by John Wood the Younger in 1767. The program explains the architectural principles that influenced the design of Bath's buildings and describes the nature and form of their construction."--Container. 1 videocassette (ca. 26 min.)
MEDIA 2-3203
Building the American dream Levittown, NY 1994
Steve Powers and Stewart Bird
Discusses the history of the housing development Levittown, New York. This was the first suburb and was made up of the first tract houses. 1 videocassette (60 min.)
MEDIA 2-2718
Capability Brown 1989
Penelope Keith, Paul Dickin, and Vivienne Shlosberg
Documentary tour of some historic estates designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, the most fashionable English landscape architect of the 18th century, creator of what we know as the "English countryside". 1 videocassette (52 min.)
MEDIA 2-3002
Cathedral 1995
David Macauley, Catherine Berg, Larry Klein, Mark Olshaker, and David Macaulay
Combines location sequences and animation to show the building of a Gothic cathedral. Begins with a tour of Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Beauvais, Notre Dame de Paris, Laon, and the Royal Abbey Church of St. Denis. Discusses life in the medieval era and how churches were a center of life. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)
DANA 1533
Charles Rennie MacKintosh Hill House 1975
Sandra Millikin, Nick Levison, and Peter Symes
Presents a detailed study of Hill House designed by C. R. MacKintosh in Helensburgh, England in 1902. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3064
Chicago's riverfront where the present meets the past 1991
Rich Christian, Kerry Frumkin, Judith Paine McBrien, and Richard Carra
The first of a five-part series exploring the architecture, development, and urban design of Chicago. This part examines how riverfront design has reflected the changing role of the Chicago River. 1 videocassette (30 min.)
DANA 846
Le Corbusier 1986, 1970
Carlos Vilardebo, Brant Sloan, and Jeanne Vilardebo
Deals with the life and works of the architect Le Corbusier. Explains his revolutionary ideas on architecture and urban renewal and shows their practical application in his most important buildings in Europe and Asia. 1 videocassette (46 min.)
MEDIA 2-1953
Le Corbusier Villa Savoye 1975
Presents a detailed study of Villa Savoye, designed by Le Corbusier. Discusses many ideas and themes used by the architect in his work. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3067
Erich Mendelsohn the Einstein Tower 1974
Dennis Sharp, Desmond Murphy, and Nick Levison
The Einstein Tower in Postdam is a key Expressionist building. Dennis Sharp analyzes Mendelsohn's passion for music and his interest in Einstein's revolutionary ideas, as being the main inspiration for the architectural concepts of this construction. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3070
Five millennia Mesopotamiaan architectural heritage 1980
Antti Kaskia
Explores the Mesopotamian origins, basic motifs, and lasting influences of Islamic architecture using classic examples still in existence throughout the territory that is now modern Iraq. 1 videocassette (26 min.)
MEDIA 2-2535
Formal gardens 1993
Michael York, Stuart Crowner, Bruce Franchini, and Glenn Berenbeim
Audrey Hepburn travels through the rich evolution of formal-garden design in some of the world's most spectacular settings, from the Renaissance gardens of Italy (Villa Gamberaia, Villa Lant, Villa la Pietra), the grand 17th-century gardens of France (Chateau de Courances, Versailles), to the lushly planted 20th-century gardens of England (Hidcote Manor, Tintinhull House). 1 videocassette (27 min.)
DOUGLASS 207
Frank Lloyd Wright 1998
Ken Burns, Lynn Novick, Peter Miller, Geoffrey C Ward, and Edward Herrmann
Biography of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright; features interviews and rare archival footage. 2 videocassettes (155 min.)
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Frank Lloyd Wright the masterpieces 1985
Claudio Stella
Looks at the architectural work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Starting with the Chicago School, Wright's creation of the Prarie House is featured and examples include the Martin House, the Frick House and the Robie House. The second video explores Wright's California homes as well as Taliesin East, Broadacre City, the Usonian Houses, the Price Tower, Fallingwater, and the Johnson Wax Building. Buildings in the third video include Florida Southern College, the Price House, the Greek Orthodox Church, the Marin County Civic Center and the Guggenheim Museum. The fourth video features Taliesin West, the First Christian Church Congregation, and the Beth Shalom Synagogue. The program ends with contemporary buildings strongly influenced by Wright's designs. 4 videocassettes (ca. 94 min.)
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Frank Lloyd Wright the Robie house 1975
Sandra Millikin, Edward Hayward, and Mike Freeman
A guided tour of one of Wright's masterpieces, a splendid private house built for industrialist Frederick Robie in South Woodlawn, Chicago. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3063
Golden Gate Bridge 2004
Laura Longsworth, Ben Loeterman, David Ogden Stiers, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Educational Foundation, Ben Loeterman Productions, and PBS Video
The story of engineer Joseph Strauss' mission to bring the Golden Gate Bridge into existence. He spent thirteen years arguing with politicians and opponents, before he could even break ground. This video explores the building of this spectacular bridge. It has since been called one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. 1 videocassette (ca. 60 min.)
MEDIA 2-4401
The Greek temple 1986, 1969
Hans Joachim Hossfeld and Richard Carlson
Traces the evolution of the temples in Magna Grecia through the Doric, Ionic and Corinthian styles, and includes models and animated reconstructions of some of the most magnificent of the ancient shrines from Delphi, Paestum, Agrigeuto, Sounion, and the Acropolis. 1 videocassette (54 min.)
DANA 679
A guide to barrier free site design 1975?
Jay Jorgenson
80 slides
DOUGLASS 118
Hardwick Hall power and architecture 1989
Nick Rowling and Nick Levinson
Hardwick Hall's architecture is both innovative and yet typical of the Elizabethan period. The video discusses factors influencing its design as well as the personality of its owner-builder, Elizabeth, Countess of Hardwick and its brilliant architect, Robert Smythson. 1 videocassette (24 min.)
MEDIA 2-2541
Higher and higher 1990
Karl Sabbagh, Thomas Friedman, and Don Wescott
This program, number 5 in the Skyscraper series, chronicles the evolution of the American skyscraper over the last century and speculates on the skyscraper of the future. Skyscraper asks some of America's most famous architects, engineers, and developers to speculate on just how high buildings might go in the future and what the ramifications for their residents--and the cities around them--might be. 1 videocassette (58 min. )
MEDIA 2-1679
Hoover Dam 1999
Stephen Stept and Peter Coyote
Rising more than 700 feet above the raging waters of the Colorado River, it was called one of the greatest engineering works in history. Workers struggled through heat, choking dust and perilous heights to build a colossus of concrete that brought electricity and water to millions and transformed the American southwest. 1 videocassette (56 min.)
MEDIA 2-4296
The House on the waterfall the story of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece 1992
Mary Rawson and Bingo O'Malley
Explores Frank Lloyd Wright's acclaimed Fallingwater, in Bear Run, Pennsylvania, which was designed in 1936 for the Edgar Kaufmann family. 1 videocassette (30 min.)
DANA 291
Industrial architecture AEG and Fagus factories 1973
Tim Benton, Michael J Flynn, and Nick Levinson
Shows two different approaches to industrial architecture by describing and contrasting the interiors and exteriors of Berlin's AEG and Fagus factories, both of which were built in the early 1900s by Behrens and Gropius. Shows how each of these factories is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. 1 videocassette (25 min.)
MEDIA 2-3060
The jeweled city 1998
Christopher Frayling and Derek Towers
This program offers a narrated tour of the cathedral, along with a historical portrait of the political and religious fervor of the medieval architects who saw it through to completion. 1 videocassette (50 min.)
MEDIA 2-2465
Landscape architecture in the Forest Service 1975?
Discusses the history of landscape architecture within the U.S. Forest Service. 80 slides
DOUGLASS 115
The Life and Works of Michelangelo 1998
Claudio Stella and Sean-Patrick Lovett
An in-depth view of Michelangelo's life from his childhood to his final architectural achievements in Rome. 2 videocassettes (59 min.)
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Light on the stones the medieval church of Vézelay 1991
Georgia Wright and Cynthia Cederroth
Intended to give students the experience of visiting a Medieval church and of hearing music contemporary with the church. Vézelay was chosen and the script written to emphasize the difference between Romanesque and Gothic architecture, and to suggest how a rather typical plan functioned and was modified. 1 videocassette (24 min.)
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The making of the English landscape an exploration by W.G. Hoskins 1972
W. G Hoskins and Peter Jones
This epic of the English countryside, presented chronologically from pre-Roman to modern times, focuses on man's modifications of the environment as seen in England's hamlets, villges, and towns, past and present. 1 videocassette (52 min.)
MEDIA D-143
Mary Jane Colter the desert view Jennifer Lee, Ellen Burstyn, and Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter
Since 1905 the Grand Canyon National Park has been the showcase for the architecture of Mary Jane Colter. Designed to blend with the environment and to reflect the history of indigenous cultures, these hotels, gift shops and viewing places are testaments to the superb vision of Mary Jane Colter, chief architect for the Fred Harvey Company. 1 videocassette (ca. 53 min.)
MEDIA 2-6012
The Maya collection 1996
Series of videos featuring Maya architecture in Mesoamerica. 10 videocassettes (ca. 600 min.)
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Le Mont Saint-Michel et l'archange lumiere 198-?
Paul Barbanegra, Jean Phaure, and Michel Bouquet
Presents a tour of the island and cathedral of Mont St. Michel, France, showing every aspect of the structures and their unique surroundings. 1 videocassette (56 min.)
DANA 184
More than shelter the public life of buildings 1988
Peter Wiesner
Explores the most controversial of contemporary architectual movements--postmodernism. Examines the impact and accomplishments of the movement, and evaluates specific postmodernist buildings around the United States. 1 videocassette (29 min.)
MEDIA 2-901
O saisons, o châteaux 1957
Pierre Braunberger, Agnčs Varda, Daničle Delorme, Antoine Bourseiller, Champs-Élysées productions, and Films de la Pléiade (Firm)
A tour of the chateaux of the Loire district in France, accompanied by a playful text and excerpts from French poems. 1 videodisc (21 min.)
MEDIA 10-329
Philip Johnson a self portrait 1996
Philip Johnson, Rosamond Bernier, John Musill, and Stephan Chodorov
This documentary was filmed over a period of ten years in many of the locations that evoke Johnson's long, brillian and controversial career. Mr. Johnson guides a lively private tour of his own painting and sculpture collections and his private design studio. 1 videocassette (55 min.)
DANA 990
Postmodernism c2004
Tim Marlow, BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)
This program looks at postmodernism as reflected in architecture and art. Using numerous examples drawn from the United States and Britain, this documentary seeks to define the movement through commentary by authors, architects and art critics. Looks at the contributions and influence of 20th century visionaries such as Robert Venturi, Andy Warhol, Jacques Derrida, and Kazuo Ishiguro to the development of Postmodernism. 1 videodisc (ca. 30 min.)
DANA 142
Public and private life. 1, The Muslim town [videorecording] = Le public et le prive. 1, La ville musulmane 2001
Mahmoud Hussein, Philippe Calderon, Paul Barrett, Antonio Almagro Gorbea, Osmane Aidi, and Abdel Halim Ibrahim
Although the first towns the Arabs founded during the expansion of Arabia were only vast campsites, it was not long before their temporary dwellings gave way to the magnificent signature architecture of Arabian culture. What was it like to live in the Arab cities of the Abbasid dynasty, grand oases of refinement and innovation? This program describes key centers of the Muslim town, including the mosque and the souk, and the roles of the prince, the doctors of the law, and the leaders of the various social groups in keeping order within the community. 1 videocassette (26 min.)
MEDIA 2-5512
R.M. Schindler the Lovell beach house 1975
Sandra Millikin, Edward Hayward, and Michael Flynn
Pupils of Frank Lloyd Wright adopt the West Coast International style of architecture: R.M. Schindler's Lovell beach house at Newport Beach, California; and Richard Neutra's Health House, built for the same patron, 50 miles away. 1 videocassette (24 min.)
MEDIA 2-3068
Roman city 1994
Larry Klein, Mark Olshaker, and David Macaulay
"...examines how cities helped maintain the Roman Empire. Hosted by acclaimed author-illustrator David Macaulay, the program also explores the role of the built environment in meeting and shaping people's needs."--Container. 1 videocassette (60 min.)
DANA 660
Secrets of lost empires 1997
Robin Brightwell, Stacy Keach, and Beth Hopper
Teams of experts visit five archeological sites to determine how, with limited technology, ancient people were able to construct engineering wonders. Teams test hypotheses in constructing pyramids, obelisks, a canopy over the Colosseum, Stonehenge, and Incan cities. 5 videocasettes (300 min.)
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Shropshire in the sixteenth century 1989
Nick Levinson and Nick Rowling
Looks at the surviving buildings in Shrewsbury, England, and the surrounding Shropshire countryside to reveal what English life was like in the Sixteenth century. Discusses how the ownership, materials, function, and style of the buildings put up or adapted by local merchants were influenced by the social, political, and economic changes of the time. 1 videocassette (24 min.)
MEDIA 2-2532
Sotsgorod, steden voor de Heilstaat Cities for Utopia 1995
Anna Abrahams, René Scholten, and R Goossens
"After the chaos of the Russian revolution and civil war, the desolate steppes, a seemingly limitless source of coal and iron, became a crucial part of the Communist Party's strategy for financing the social utopia. Huge industrial cities had to be built to house hundreds of thousands of workers. The Soviet Union had no architects who could design cities such as these....in the late Twenties and early Thirties, well-known modern architects from Western Europe were invited to create the habitat for the workers' paradise."--Container. Tells the stories of the architects, and includes interviews with remaining survivors, Jan Rutgers, Magarete Schutte-Lihotzky, and Phillipp Tolziner. 1 videocassette (ca. 131 min.)
MEDIA 2-5012
Suburbs arcadia for everyone 1986
Robert A. M Stern, Stephany Marks, and Murray Grigor
Looks at the American dream of owning a single family home and the various shapes this dream has taken from Gothic cottages to mini castles. Sites visited include: Llewellyn Park, N.J.; Olmsted and Vaux's Riverside; Levittown; and Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vinyard. 1 videocassette (58 min.)
MEDIA 2-5857
Super structures 1998, 1997
Mark Hamill
Eurotunnel examines the construction of the Eurotunnel, which connects England and France beneath the English channel. Discusses the history of this construction, including early ideas to do so and the political and engineering struggles involved in making the tunnel a reality. Seawolf depicts the creation, innovative features, and construction of the Seawolf submarine, prototype for the U.S. Navy's underwater future. Features footage of the construction site and of the submarine's test run. Skyscrapers discusses the history of skyscrapers, including the dangers inherent in construction, the engineering techniques involved, and which structure really is the world's tallest building. 3 videocassettes (52 min. ea.)
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Taliesin the tradition of Frank Lloyd Wright 1990
Frank Lloyd Wright, Steven Snow, Martin Sheen, David S Mayne, and Marlene Ong
This program reaches back to 1932 when Wright and his wife, Olgivanna Lasovich, co-founded the Taliesin Fellowship, in which Wright actively participated by sharing his unique theories on organic architecture with his students. 1 videocassette (30 min.)
DANA 1645
This old pyramid 1992
Michael Barnes, Mark Lehner, Roger Hopkins, and Stacy Keach
This program reveals the ancient secret of how the pyramids were built by actually building one. A noted Egyptologist, Mark Lehner, and a professional stonemason, Roger Hopkins ("This old house"), join forces in the shadow of the great pyramid of Giza to put clever and sometimes bizarre pyramid construction theories to the test. 1 videocassette (90 min.)
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Trouble in Utopia 1988, 1980
Robert Hughes, Robin Lough, and Lorna Pegram
German and Italian visionary architects, such as Scharoun, Finsterlin, and Chiattone, followed by the Bauhaus and the functionalists, spread a new international style that stressed design aesthetics and promulgated the idea of the architect as a social legislator. 1 videorecording (52 min.)
MEDIA 2-2562
The walls of Mexico art and architecture Luis Barragán, Guido De Bruyn, and Rik Sauwen
Looks at the wall paintings of some of the most famous Mexican muralists--Diego Rivera, Juan O'Gorman, José Clemente Orozco--and at the work of Luis Barragán, the greatest Mexican architect of this century. 1 videocassette (56 min.)
MEDIA 2-3112
The Weissenhof Siedlung, 1927 1974
Tim Benton, Edward Hayward, and Mike Freeman
Discusses the achievements of this 1927 exhibition which presented many new concepts in inexpensive modern housing. In depth study is given to several of these structures which were erected by prominent architects of the era: Behrens, Gropius, Rohe, Oud, Le Corbusier. 1 videocassette (26 min.)
MEDIA 2-3066
Why the towers fell 2002
Garfield Kennedy, Larry Klein, and Will Lyman
Follows a blue ribbon team of forensic engineers as they begin searching for clues that would tell them why the towers fell. From detailed examination of the buildings original design to the relentless process of searching the scrap steel yards and Ground Zero itself for evidence. 1 videocassette (56 min.)
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Women and architecture 2001
Amanda Willett and Chris Mohr
Reviews the history of women as professional architects and designers of large public buildings. 1 videocassette (ca. 25 min.)
MEDIA 2-6011
The World that Moses built 1988
Examines the career of Robert Moses the "master builder" of the century. Shows that his public project not only shaped the landscape of New York City but influenced urban area across the nation. 1 videocassette (58 min.)
MEDIA 2-722