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Jonathan Meades investigates the architecture of Mussolini’s Italy. He finds a dictator caught between the forces of modernism and a revivalism that harked back to ancient Rome.
Video recording of a lecture given by Tadj Oreszczyn, Professor of Energy and Environment at UCL, at the Royal Society on 9 June 2009 as part of the Story of London festival. Chaired by Professor Chris...
This documentary displays the dilapidated state of the former 20th Century hutong residence of Mr. Liang Sicheng and his wife Ms. Lin Huiyin in Beijing. The couple were among China’s most famous art and...
The Ghostvillage Project was created over three days on the west coast of Scotland. Six artists - Timid, Remi/Rough, System, Stormie Mills, Juice 126, Derm - were given free reign to paint in an abandoned,...
The film, in two parts, provides an introduction to the construction of an early Edwardian terraced house and also examines some of the defects present in the house 100 years later. It explains how the house...
This film, originally made in 1993, has been extensively revised. New site footage and comprehensive, but easily assimilated, new graphics help explain the principles and construction of modern cavity walls...
40% of Europe’s energy use is consumed in buildings - more than by industry or transport. There is great potential for energy savings in this field, often at little cost. A new European directive...
This film on timber framing complements an earlier film which concentrated on the evolution, design and construction of traditional timber framed buildings. This film concentrates on their failure, repair...
Examines the evolution of modern central heating. It describes early heating and hot water systems of the early 20th century and goes on to explain the principles of modern wet systems. It includes footage...
Describes and compares the construction of new and old roofs. The first concentrates on the components in a simple traditional roof and subsequently explains more complex structures using trusses and...
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