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  1. Context of the City (1977 Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Geography; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min.

    The argument is that one cannot understand any aspect of the built form - whether it is an individual building or a city - without looking at the nature of the social process that produced it and sustains...

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  2. Traffic Noise and Sound Insulation (1977 Film, Video)

    Director
    Keith Z Ord
    Subject
    Architecture
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows ways to reduce traffic noise in existing buildings.*

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  3. Utopia (1977 Video)

    Director
    Gillian Skirrow
    Producer
    Stephen Sharples; Gillian Skirrow
    Subject
    Architecture; Geography; Sociology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 30 min.

    The year is 2000. Existing towns and cities have become violent ungovernable places. The government has therefore decided to mark the turn of the century by establishing a project named Utopia 2000 - whose...

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  4. Woolwich: The Missing Link (1977 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Archaeology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Excavations in Woolwich, under the direction of Alice Pandrich, have revealed two 17th-century pottery kilns, part of a local industry whose existence was previously unknown. The first kiln to be discovered...

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  5. Territory (1977 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Architecture; Geography; Sociology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A critique of Oscar Newman’s book ‘Defensible Space’. It takes a satirical look at the five main codes of knowledge that underpin the notion of ‘defensible space’: animal behaviour, social...

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  6. Think About It (1977 Film)

    Subject
    Chemistry; Engineering
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows examples of the serious effects of corrosion. The principles of corrosion lead into cathodic protection and the use of zinc. Methods of using zinc are reviewed and examples given of successful...

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  7. Friesians of the Future (1976 Film)

    Producer
    John Grant
    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Introduces the concept of progeny testing of British Friesian bulls. Successful bulls are used extensively in the sponsor’s artificial insemination service in Britain and semen is exported to many parts of...

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  8. Eyes and Ears: An Instructor’s Aid on Visual AIDS (1975 Video)

    Director
    Peter Shaw
    Producer
    Mike Karnahan
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Betamax, VHS. col. 22 min.

    Stresses the need to choose the right audio-visual aid and give the right message with the right timing. Shows how to get the message across using magnetic boards, overhead transparencies, 35mm slides, flip...

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  9. More or Less Open (1975 Film)

    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows Mengham Junior School in Hayling Island, Hampshire, an example of an open-plan school; the term ‘open plan’ can embrace a wide range of architecture and educational methods. Made when the school...

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  10. Getting the Message? (1975 Film)

    Director
    David Rowan
    Producer
    David Rowan; Neil Ryder
    Subject
    Education
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shows a science lesson in a middle school, during which significant aspects of the teacher’s role and of the reactions and needs of the class are highlighted. Intended to show the interaction of...

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