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Architecture: The Complete Box Set ( aka Architectures )

This documentary series charts the most ambitious architectural creations of the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring remarkable archive material and interviews with the greatest architectural minds. From Tokyo to Paris to Barcelona and beyond, the series offers a unique and fascinating insight into the greatest architectural achievements of our times. The episodes are: Dessau Bauhaus; Siza School; Family Lodgings in Guise; Nemausus I; The Georges Pompidou Centre; Vienna Savings Bank; The Johnson Building; The Galleria Umberto I; Lyon Satolas TVG Station; The Stone Thermal Baths; The Paris Fine Arts School; The Berlin Jewish Museum; The Paris Opera Garnier; The Convent of La Tourette; Casa Mila The Auditorium Building, Chicago; The Municipal Centre of Saynatsalo; The Royal Saltworks of Arc-Et-Senans; Le Maison De Verre; Guggenheim Museum; Jean Prouve's House; The Abbey Church of Saint Foy at Conques; Multimedia Library of Sendai; The Alhambra, Granada; House of Sugimoto; The Reception & Congress Building in Rome; The Yoyogi Olympic Gymnasiums; The Villa Barbaro; and Phaeno Science Centre in Wolfsburg.

Year: 2001
Genre: Documentaries, Deluxe Box Sets, Architectures, Docos - Art & Architectures
Country: France
Director: Frederic Compain, Richard Copans, Stan Neumann, Catherine Adda, Julien Donada
Duration: 770 Minutes
Rating: G
7/10
Location in store: Documentary (Architectures)

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