Geoffrey Bawa (1919-2003) is widely regarded as one of South Asia’s most important architects of the 20th century - the equivalent of Frank Lloyd Wright in America, Luis Barragán in Mexico or Oscar Niemeyer in Brazil.

Despite many challenges throughout the years - the restrictions of building ma...

The life of German Jewish Expressionist architect Erich Mendelsohn. The film deftly juxtaposes Mendelsohn’s original designs and love letters written to his wife Luise with contemporary images, weaving together reflections from architects and locals who use these unique buildings today. A testame...

ABT Design Studio founders Alice Cheung and her husband Brian reimagined their 24sqm micro apartment in central Hong Kong so that they could stay close to their parents and connected to all that the city has to offer.

This one’s for the Wes Anderson fans. Inspired by the aesthetics of the cinema, this 42sqm/452sqft home by gon architects brings an Anderson-inspired colour palette to life in the attic unit of a historical building – right in the heart of Madrid.

8 architects, 8 houses, 8 stories, 8 paradigms of contemporary living. The diary of an exploration into the houses and private spaces of 8 protagonists of world architecture: Shigeru Ban, Mario Bellini, David Chipperfield, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas, Zaha Hadid, Marcio Kogan, Daniel Libeskin...

What if our last act could be a gift to the planet? Determined that his final resting place will benefit the earth, musician, psychiatrist, and folk dancer Clark Wang prepares for his own green burial while battling lymphoma. The spirited Clark and his partner Jane, boldly facing his mortality, e...

How do you make the biggest impact with a single intervention? METRE Architects show how a well-thought-out loft might be the answer in this 41 sqm condo in Singapore.

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth tells the story of the transformation of the American city in the decades after World War II, through the lens of the infamous Pruitt-Igoe housing development and the St. Louis residents who called it home.

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth seeks to set the historical record straight. To...

The owner’s collection of Little Prince books – featuring a house-sized asteroid called B612 – inspired the architect Arts Serrano of one/zero to turn this micro 24sqm apartment into a little planet of its own.

A Shelter Original Film. Peter Stutchbury Architects new solution to prefabricated affordable housing using a Cross Laminated Timber construction, innovation from one of Australia’s most celebrated modern architects.

Renowned architectural filmmaker Murray Grigor explores John Lautner's dramatic spaces with choreographed camera moves, as Lautner himself provides the commentary, speaking with insight and wit in recordings culled from archival sources.

Dani Karavan has created nearly 100 environmental installations all across the world and has won some of the most prestigious international art awards. Yet Karavan is far from satisfied.

His monumental structures are rapidly deteriorating. His advanced age is starting to catch up with him. The p...

Denton Corker Marshall is one of the world’s most influential and iconic architecture firms. They have produced distinct, innovative and memorable architecture and urban design both in Australia and internationally. Works such as the Stonehenge Visitors Centre, Manchester Civil Justice Centre, Me...

"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...

What Does It Take to Make a Building' is the second film in a series where Piers Taylor engages in intimate conversations with architects about their practices and influences. This installment features Sarah Wigglesworth, focusing on her socially and environmentally minded approach seen in the gr...

In the 1960’s, as the cities collapsed and the suburbs sprawled, Athelstan Spilhaus had a vision: A futuristic city for 250,000 residents, engineered from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota, to solve the twin urban and environmental crises.

The Minnesota Experimental City wou...

At the age of 19, Eduardo Chillida (1942-2002) was a gifted athlete set to become a football legend. However, a severe injury during a match saww him move away from professional sport.

At the time, nobody except for his life-long partner, Pilar Belzunce, could ever imagine that the young goalkee...

Balkrishna Doshi (1927-2023) is one of India's most influential 20th century architects and recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. Doshi and his practice Vastu-Shilpa has a portfolio spanning over 70 years, including collaborations with both Le Corbusier and Louis Kahn.

The film introduc...

An odyssey through the life and legacy of Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, the innovative artist and educator whose pioneering approach to integrating technology into design continues to influence and inspire.

Genre and ground-breaking architect Paolo Soleri remains largely unknown outside of architectural circles, but his legacy as an artist, builder and urban theorist is staggering. Narrated by actor-activist Peter Coyote, this documentary takes a close look at Soleri’s origins and lifelong labour of...