Stars of the Built World

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  • Luc Durand: Leaving Delhi

    Movie

    Canadian architect Luc Durand studied in Switzerland with Montparnasse Tower's Eugene Beaudoin, built numerous structures in Nehru's India, designed both the Quebec Pavilion for the iconic Expo ’67 and the monumental Athletes’ Housing complex for the 1976 Olympic Games. Now at 84, he's back in Ne...

  • Zaha
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    Zaha

    Movie

    Zaha Hadid was a visionary. When she passed away in 2016 she left behind a body of work that is amongst the most recognisable and influential in the world. Here, her friend and fellow architect Eva Jiřičná reflects on her life and legacy.

  • Gray Matters

    Movie

    Championed by a new generation of scholars, artists and collectors this iconic artist is at last emerging from the dark side as new light is shed on all aspects of the Eileen Gray phenomenon.

  • Konstantin Grcic: Design is Work

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    Konstantin Grcic is considered one of the most innovative and profound product designers worldwide. His career began with a chair and a lamp, both of which are on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

    "Design is Work" accompanies the designer for the duration of a year in the various ...

  • City Dreamers

    Movie

    City Dreamers is a film about our changing urban environment and four trailblazing women architects who have been working, observing and thinking about the transformations shaping the cities of today and tomorrow for over 70 years.

    Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberl...

  • GES-2

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    In 2014, V–A–C Foundation acquired the 20,000 sq. m former power plant, GES-2 in the centre of Moscow right in front of the Kremlin, tasking the Renzo Piano Building Workshop with its transformation into a cultural institution.

    Over the next five years, the cameras followed the construction work...

  • Harry Seidler - Modernist

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    The first documentary retrospective of Harry Seidler’s architectural legacy, Harry Seidler: Modernist reveals an intimate portrait of his extraordinary life and internationally recognised work. Seidler is acclaimed as one of the greatest modernist architects. He won every architectural major priz...

  • Mies in Krefeld

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    The works of Mies van der Rohe commissioned by clients in Krefeld are not merely defined by their extraordinary continuity; his works from 1927 to 1938 are also a testament to this famous architect’s versatility.

    For over a decade, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886 – 1969) worked almost exclusivel...

  • Inside Renzo Piano Building Workshop

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    "Creativity is a miracle that exists only when you know how to share it. Our studio is a special place, where this miracle happens every day". - Renzo Piano

    Given access, for several months, to one of the most important architectural firms in the world.

    What happens inside the Renzo Piano Buil...

  • The Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao

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    This documentary showcases Frank Gehry's Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, highlighting its unique design and construction. Gehry discusses his creative process, from initial sketches to using advanced computer technology, resulting in the iconic, sculptural building.