“A Short History of the Highrise” is an interactive documentary that explores the 2,500-year global history of vertical living and issues of social equality in an increasingly urbanized world. The centerpiece of the project is four short films. The first three (“Mud,” “Concrete” and “Glass”) draw on The New York Times's extraordinary visual archives, a repository of millions of photographs that have largely been unseen in decades. Each film is intended to evoke a chapter in a storybook, with rhyming narration and photographs brought to life with intricate animation. The fourth chapter (“Home”) comprises images submitted by the public. The interactive experience incorporates the films and, like a visual accordion, allows viewers to dig deeper into the project’s themes with additional archival materials, text and microgames.
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A Short History of the Highrise - Trailer | Op-Docs | The New York Times
Premiering October 2013 "A Short History of the Highrise" is an interactive documentary that explores the 2500-year global history of vertical living and issues of ...
A Short History of the Highrise: Part 1 | NYT Op-Docs
In the first episode of a four-part series "Mud" traces the roots of the residential highrise from the biblical Tower of Babel to New York's tenement buildings.
A Short History of the Highrise: Part 2 | NYT Op-Docs
In the second episode of a four-part series "Concrete" explores how in New York City and globally residential high-rises and public housing attempted to foster ...
A Short History of the Highrise: Part 3 | NYT Op-Docs
In the third episode of a four-part series "Glass" examines the recent proliferation of luxury condos and the growing segregation between the rich and poor.
A Short History of the Highrise: Part 4 | NYT Op-Docs
In the final episode of a four-part series "Home" comprises images submitted by New York Times readers who show their lives in high-rises around the world.
Katerina Cizek - A Short History of the Highrise - 2013 Peabody Award Acceptance Speech
Winner 2013 | The New York Times The National Film Board of Canada An ingeniously constructed interactive documentary A Short History of the Highrise ...
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