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  1. Architecture - Quo Vadis? (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Looks at some of the most influential buildings of the 1980s including the Humana Building in Louisville by Michael Graves, the neighbouring American Life Building by Mies Van der Rohe, Arata Isozaki’s...

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  2. Berlin: The City: A Space for Living (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Leading architects from many countries have been designing schemes to wrest Berlin away from the speculators and hand it back to the people. The results are seen at the International Architecture Exhibition...

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  3. Columns for People (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Looks at the most infuential buildings and architects of the 1980s, loosely grouped under the new architectural expressions such as ‘post-modern’, ‘high-tech’ and ‘rationalism’. Some of the...

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  4. Houses for People (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Examines a more humane housing architecture which is beginning to emerge to challenge the monotony of the ‘new town’ ideal. Architects commenting on their work include Norman Foster, Rob Krier and...

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  5. Islam (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    The most visual manifestation of the Arab world is its new architecture. Gradually second-rate western imports are being replaced by a contemporary Islamic architectural style. The State Mosque in Kuwait,...

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  6. Japan: Building the Zen Way (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Introduces the contemporary architecture of Japan, where architects and designers enjoy great public fame and prestige. Looks at world-renowned architects Arata Isozaki and Fumihiko Maki and at the new...

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  7. New Market Places, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Looks at how all over the world, pedestrian precincts, shopping malls and hotel lobbies are replacing traditional town and village squares, but many of these are devoid of any humane qualities. Looks at the...

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  8. Present Situation, The: Doubts and Reassessment (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Looks at urban growth and the influence of designs by Le Corbusier, Walter Gropius and Mies Van der Rohe. Philip Johnson comments on American architecture and James Stirling describes post-war town planning...

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  9. Preservation and Adaptation: Stop the Bulldozer (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Conservationists have become a potent force in contemporary architecture, lamenting and sometimes preventing the demolition of old buildings. Equally vociferous and convinced are those who believe that...

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  10. Texas: Instant Cities (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Peter Adam
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 40 min.

    Available cheap land, no zoning laws, unlimited wealth and an expansionist attitude makes Texas a unique place for architectural experiment. In the ‘pop-up’ cities of Dallas and Houston new concepts and...

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