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John Hejduk Builder of Worlds

Have You Watched? • Documentary, Special Interest, 01-Jan-1992

Renowned American architect, John Hejduk, has built a riveting career around his unique and striking creations. A poet among architects and an innovator among educators, Hejduk sits down for a conversation with poet David Shapiro at The Cooper Union where the two review Hejduk's sketches and structures. While discussing the mystery and spirit of architecture, Shapiro and Hejduk confront the intricate poetry that stems from the building of worlds.

Tags
Security, House of the Musician, House of the Painter, House of Suicide, House of the Mother of Suicide, Victims, architecture, poetry, Rilke, Flaubert, angles, structure, abstract, Mies, film, sculpture, music, design, Mondrian, Louie Kahn, Derrida, Deconstruction, Regionalism, Constructivism
Cast
John Hejduk Self
David Shapiro Self
Crew
Michael Blackwood director
Michael Blackwood producer

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