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Publisher
Audiovisiva
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (34 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The film delves into the archive of the Renzo Piano Foundation and the Studio. Drafts, sketches, models, renderings, drawings all housed in 3,000sqm of a converted factory in Genoa, which reflect the identity of the Architect and his way of thinking and working. A place of experimentation, the RPBW archive is a metaphor for a sea-port; where goods come and go, each enriching its content and potential communication.
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
2021.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (58 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Driven by their mutual admiration of classical architecture, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown have worked together to create a space of unique post-Modernist construction. Filmed during the design and realization of the Sainsbury extension to the National Gallery in London, the husband and wife team discuss their past work and the shared principles that led to their precise, historically inspired approach to modern architecture.
Publisher
Michael Blackwood Productions
Pub. Date
1990.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (59 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Through a blend of Japanese history and Western influence, Arata Isozaki has built a career around his boldly distinctive architectural style. Constantly challenging the concepts of space, form and tradition, Isozaki’s work dares us to imagine a merging of cultures where artistic movements and methods bind together in riveting new forms. "ARATA ISOZAKI II: INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS" follows the architect to many of his most famous sites including the...
Publisher
Audiovisiva
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (79 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
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 Libeskind and Bijoy Jain / Studio Mumbai.
8) L8s Ang3les
Publisher
Annenberg Foundation
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (21 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
L8S ANG3LES celebrates the breadth of contemporary photography through works by eight renowned photographers whose images capture the complexity and vitality of Los Angeles.
Publisher
Unity Productions Foundation
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The documentary explores and celebrates the great richness of Islamic art and architecture throughout the world by inviting viewers to peer into extraordinary palaces and mosques decorated with exquisite gardens, ceramics, and paintings, to watch the play of light and space, and to sense the sheen of delicate textiles, of gold and silver work, and of rock crystal and precious gems.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (99 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
This captivating exploration of Alvar Aalto, the defining figure in Scandic design and one of Europe's greatest modern architects, focuses on his remarkable and loving partnership with wife, Aino. Theirs was a profoundly humanist vision that put people at the centre of design, and ranged from work in furniture design through to huge architectural projects. They mixed with, and influenced, major figures of modernist art and design including Le Corbusier,...
11) Art of Faith II
Publisher
Illuminations Media
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (166 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
ART OF FAITH II is a sumptuous high-definition visual experience exploring the architecture and art of Buddhism, Hinduism and Religions of the Tao presented and narrated by the broadcaster John McCarthy. The three 55-minute films travel the world visiting the greatest and most significant religious buildings, exploring how the passions and complexities of religious beliefs have been expressed in architecture. Filmed for Sky Arts and looking back over...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (79 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
For centuries, humans have sought to express beauty in architecture and art, but it is only recently that neuroscience is helping to determine how and why beauty plays an important role in our wellbeing. Architects and neuroscientists are embarking on a new field of study in which subliminal responses to one’s built environment may influence the future of design.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Explore the world of 18th-century shipyards, where the large-scale organization of work, materials, logistics, and complex construction would provide a blueprint for later factory-era industrialization. Find out how ships were made and what challenges shipbuilders faced, including fires, rot and decay, and logistical infrastructure.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (31 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Compare Britain and the United States in the 19th century to see what forces caused Britain to lose its competitive edge in the Industrial Revolution. While labor unions and fewer raw materials put Britain at a disadvantage, the real difference lay in each nation's attitude toward work, leisure, and social class.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Meet Andrew Carnegie, the American steel magnate who was a fanatic for business discipline, efficiency, record keeping, and technological modernization. See how he drove his competitors out of business as the demand for steel railways and bridges rose. Find out how he organized and diversified his business.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Survey a wealth of 19th-century British literature, from poets such as William Wordsworth to novelists such as Charles Dickens and Elizabeth Gaskell. These works of literature offer a unique perspective on the Industrial Revolution, from evocative descriptions of the new technology to scathing indictments of the emerging labor system.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Meet Josiah Wedgwood, whose pottery is among the most famous in the world. Thanks to his innovations in pottery-making technique and his division and "de-skilling" of labor in his factories, he turned his family's cottage industry into an immense, lucrative manufacturing phenomenon.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In Britain in the 18th century, new agricultural methods came into being, freeing up thousands of workers to move into manufacturing work. Take a look at some of these changes to agriculture, including different uses of the land, the introduction of new crops, and the early mechanization of farming, all of which increased productivity.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Despite its myriad benefits on our world today, industrialization is also responsible for some of the 20th century's most horrific carnage. Planes, tanks, and chemical weaponry have all played a role in global warfare. Meet the players of the First World War and explore the role played by the new military-industrial-political system.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (32 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
See how British companies privately financed and built a national railroad system, and consider what it meant for the nation's future. In addition to enabling faster communications, economic stimulus, and a boost to employment, the railroads affected the world of architecture, inspired the building of towns, and created a managerial class in the workforce.
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