No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all his major buildings, as well as rare film footage of Mies explaining his philosophy. Phyllis Lambert relates her choice of Mies as the architect for the Seagram building. Mies's achievements and continuing influence are debated by architects Robert A.M. Stern, Robert Venturi, and Philip Johnson, by former students and by architectural historians. Mies is seen in rare documentary footage.
Schaub and Schindelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China.
A film essay investigating the question of what “the West” means beyond the cardinal direction: a model of society inscribed itself in the Federal Republic of Germany’s postwar history and architecture.
What motivates people to organize communal living themselves? What ideals are behind it, how do they finance themselves, and how does life in a community work? Based on six self-managed residential buildings in Austria from the past 40 years, the documentary film "Der Stoff, aus dem Träume sind" (The Stuff Dreams Are Made Of) sets out to find answers.
In 2024, the iconic Rietveld Schröder House in Utrecht will celebrate its 100th anniversary. Gerrit Rietveld designed and built the house in close collaboration with his secret lover and creative partner Truus Schröder.
Visiting examples of Herzog and de Meurons ground-breaking style, this film reflects their capacity to astonish and explore the way in which they transform what might otherwise be ordinary through new treatments and techniques.
Known for his bold, abstract and stark white buildings, American architect Richard Meier now takes on the challenge of building the Jubilee Church in Rome.
One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow challenges conventional thinking to propose that slums are in fact the solution, not the problem, to urban overcrowding caused by the massive migration of people to cities.
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MIES ON SCENE (2018) - Trailer BG sub. Master of Art Film Festival
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Lahjattomat: Kai Tulonen (laulu) Tuomas Rislakki (kitara) Kim Vuori (koskettimet) Juha Nohteri (basso) Sami Sjöberg (rummut) Katariina Ilander ...
Mustapartainen mies - Tietämättömien talo
Vuodelta 1990. Ollin (Väinö Nuorteva) pakinaan perustuva tarina. Mukana Kalle Juurela (mustapartainen mies) Pentti Siimes (isäntä) Elina Pohjanpää ...
Mustapartainen mies - Iloinen yllätys
Vuodelta 1990. Ollin (Väinö Nuorteva) pakinaan perustuva tarina. Mukana Kalle Juurela (mustapartainen mies) Kauko Helovirta (kamreeri Jakari) ja Ritva ...
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