Architecture Movies

Accentuating the effects of space, light and structure, glass has become an architectural staple that encourages transparency and visibility...

Architect I.M. Pei speaks about his famous works, such as the addition to the Louvre in Paris, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in...

Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV architects, always has 100 projects going at once. Documentary filmmaker Jan Louter followed him for two years to make...

50 years after the realization of their utopias, three old architects take the director on a journey to discover extraordinary housing. A joyful...

A fictional letter from a daughter, Olivia, to her mother in Dominica is the narrative thread connecting interviews from (predominantly) black and...

Making a documentary on Le Corbusier is not easy, because he is undoubtedly the architect most familiar to the general public but also the most...

A film essay investigating the question of what “the West” means beyond the cardinal direction: a model of society inscribed itself in...

A look at contemporary Paris through the lens of theories and ideologies of the past two centuries, with a particular focus on the utopian socialist...

French architect Jean Nouvel has long been known in Europe for his bold, shimmering glass museums, concert halls, and high-rise towers. Now the...

Arata Isozaki: Early Work in Japan takes a detailed look at the architect's pieces, exploring applauded projects such as the EXPO '70 Osaka Festival...

A mystery friend encourages a little picker to appreciate the environment he cleans every day.

"Clean Lines, Open Spaces: A View of Mid-Century Modern Architecture" focuses on the construction boom in the United States after World War II....

A documentary about the 1968 explosion in the residential Ronan Point tower in East London. The building had only been opened for several weeks when...

A history of Bucharest, as seen in the light of the totalitarian architecture, having as leading idea the reality that the Power always exposes its...

A residential tower block in East London. The clicks and growls that are constantly being created by the building’s inner workings. Its...

This is a short documentary about the old City of Buenos Aires and the new one. It’s an observational piece where the old photos of the same...

In the vastness of the Iranian desert, young artists strive for freedom, community, and the preservation of their cultural heritage in the ancient...