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After WW2, new towns were designed as social utopias to create (in the words of the post-war government) "a new type of citizen, a healthy, self-respecting, dignified person with a sense of beauty, culture...
In 1960, Jane Jacobs’ book The Death and Life of Great American Cities sent shockwaves through the architecture and planning worlds, with its exploration of the consequences of modern planners’ and...
Britain’s former Poet Laureate worked closely with the BBC to produce many excellent and informative documentaries. This collection brings together three of Betjeman’s finest series: A PASSION FOR...
The tenth volume in a series which looks at architecture and its historical and social functions to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. This volume features six programmes: The Wa Shan Guesthouse The...
The 11th volume in a series which looks at architecture and its historical and social functions to reveal its meaning and impact on humanity. This volume features two films: Paris, The Invention of the...
Architectures 2 presents a privileged and unprecedented look at the work of superstar architects and some of their most brilliant creations. Produced by the European public television channel ARTE, this...
Writer, broadcaster and journalist Jonathan Meades explores the story of the Brutalist movement across Europe. Meades looks for its precursors in the Baroque and Modern Gothic movements, and the martial...
Expo 58 seen through the eyes of film-makers who record their times with the fascination of the contemporary observer. The main focus is on the Atomium, the symbol of Expo 58, and also widely symbolic of the...
The Brussels World’s Fair of 1958 was an important moment in the postwar history of Belgium. It was also an important monument in honour of a modern utopian era which was to bring peace and reconciliation...
Six acclaimed filmmakers, including Robert Redford, Michael Glawogger and Michael Madsen, each explore the architecture and history of six iconic buildings; the Berlin Philharmonic, the National Library of...
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