Architectures
Architecture, often referred to as "the mother of all arts" can be scrolled below and includes the work of many of the great contempory architects including Frank Lloyd Wright, Louis Sullivan, Nathaniel Kahn and Le Cobusier. Now more than ever do Christchurch folk need to be exposed to the rebuild possibilities. Prepare to be inspired...
Frank Lloyd Wright (1997)
7.8/10
Director: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick
Starring: Frank Lloyd Wright
An absorbing study of U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright's tumultuous life and career. Using all manner of original photographs, plans, home movies of... Read more
Antonio Gaudi (1984)
7.4/10
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara
'Antonio Gaudi' is a spellbinding visual journey through the enchanted world of the great Spanish architect whose work influenced Picasso, Miro and Da... Read more
Sketches of Frank Gehry (2005)
Director: Sydney Pollack
Starring: Frank O Gehry, Sydney Pollack, Dennis Hopper, Bob Geldof, etc ...
Director Sydney Pollack makes his documentary debut by following his old friend, ground-breaking, 'de-constructionist' architect Frank O. Gehry, aroun... Read more
Engineering the Impossible (2002)
7.4/10
Just how far can engineering go? This program explores the feasibility of constructing several extraordinary projects such as a Europe to Africa Bridg... Read more
My Architect (2003)
7.4/10
Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Born in Estonia and raised in Philadelphia, Louis I. Kahn was one of the 20th century's most important architects, blending the massive geometrics of... Read more
Architectures 2 (2001)
Director: Frederic Compain, Richard Copans, Stan Neumann, Catherine Adda
A series devoted to the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th century, consisting of remarkable archive material, scale-models,... Read more
Building the Gherkin (2006)
6.6/10
Director: Mirjam von Arx
Just one day after the attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York, the first steel beam of 30 St Mary Axe (as it is officially known) was put in pl... Read more
Gaudi's Barcelona (2007)
'Gaudi's Barcelona' is the story of a remarkable artist whose extraordinary work has defined a city on the international stage. Think of Barcelona and... Read more
Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe (2009)
8.6/10
Director: Michael Waldman
Starring: Kevin McCloud
This landmark series features Kevin McCloud ('Grand Designs') tracing the footsteps of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the '... Read more
The Human Scale (2012)
7.4/10
Director: Andreas M Dalsgaard
Starring: Jan Gehl
Based on the work of famed Danish architect and urban planner Jan Gehl and his visionary work transforming urban environments from traffic-congested s... Read more