Architecture Movies

PURSUING BEAUTY: The Architecture of Bernard Maybeck tells the story of a 19th century romantic who used 20th century materials to create buildings...

Thousands of years before the Inca, a megalithic civilization was founded at Lake Titicaca which spread 500 miles to Cuzco, following a global flood...

The Barbican Estate in the City of London is arguably England's finest example of Brutalist architecture. This film explores the history of the...

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

This J.G. Ballard documentary assembles decades of interviews and archival material to paint a striking portrait of one of the most imaginative and...

Directed by Jean Rouch.

A documentary with and about the legendary Italian Architect Carlo Scarpa.

One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of Tomorrow challenges conventional...

A poet among architects and an innovator among educators, John Hejduk converses with poet David Shapiro at The Cooper Union about the mystery and...

Mothers, architects, artists, shoppers and other women who live and work in Birmingham explore the contradictions of the city, its promises,...

Living Space is a film about the relationship between architecture and illness. It follows the construction of a new cancer care centre designed by...

On a small island in the middle of the Irish sea, a giant derelict pier juts out into the rough sea. Closed for decades, now the town is getting a...

In The Nature of Space, Frank Scheffer juxtaposes the ideas of two Dutch architects: the Benedictine monk Dom H. van der Laan and the anthroposophic...

Secluded from view by nine-meter-high walls and composed of 980 buildings, the Forbidden City in Beijing is the largest imperial palace ever built in...

The story of building the Golden Gate Bridge is as compelling as its ultimate success. Undaunted by treacherous tides, high winds, and predictions...