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Architecture

Architecture

CHATEAU MARGAUX, FRANCE (NORMAN FOSTER)

Norman Foster is one of the world's pre-eminent architects. With his practice Foster + Partners, Lord Foster has designed every possible building type and worked in every corner of the globe, picking up numerous awards and accolades along the way.

For his recently completed winery for Chateau Margaux, Lord Foster drew on the local vernacular to create a different addition to the famous estate. In this talk he discusses why he became so personally involved with the project, about combining recycled materials with cutting edge technology, and his client's delight at the new building's understated boldness.

CD-ROM / 2015

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SANGATH, INDIA: WHERE TWO PATHS CONVERGE (BALKRISHNA VITHALDAS DOSHI)

Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi is one of India's foremost architects. Best known for his low cost housing schemes, the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore, and the Centre for Environmental Planning Technology in his native Ahmedabad, Doshi helped shape modern Indian architecture.

In this update to a 1980 interview with the late Monica Pidgeon (see Identity For Indian Architecture), Doshi explores the two great influences on his work: his early mentor Le Corbusier, whose Indian buildings he helped realise, and his roots in India. The construction of his studio Sangath, in the Northern Indian city Ahmedabad, where this talk was recorded, marked a turning point in his career at the age of 50, when these two strands came together.

CD-ROM / 2013

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9/11 MEMORIAL, THE (MICHAEL ARAD)

Michael Arad won the 2003 competition to design the World Trade Centre memorial over more than 5,000 other entries. Born in Israel in 1969, Arad was living in New York City on 9/11. His scheme for the memorial, which began as a personal project in the days and weeks following the World Trade Centre attacks, was based on an image of two vast voids in the Hudson river, reflecting the absence of the demolished towers. The project, which took seven years to complete and was beset by politics and conflict, opened in September 2011 to critical acclaim.

In this talk, Arad, a principle at Handel Architects, describes his ambitions for the project, his determination to protect his original vision in the face of conflicting expectations, and the challenge of winning such a high profile commission so early in his career.

CD-ROM / 2012

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ITALIAN CATHEDRALS: THE HEART OF FLORENCE

The Basilica of Saint Mary of the Flower, the central cathedral of Florence, was constructed over eight centuries. Under the supervision and funding of the Wool Merchants' Guild, generations of Florentine artists and architects dedicated their lives to the project, setting in stone changes in the aesthetic ideals of the time and advances in engineering. The biography of Filippo Brunelleschi, the brilliant self-taught master who introduced the technique of one-point perspective, designed the cathedral's dome as well as machinery necessary for its construction is intertwined with the story of the cathedral and the city itself, his career, which was full of professional rivalry and inspiration to future artists and engineers. Restoration workshops still follow the traditional techniques of the master sculptors who adorned the cathedral's interior and facade.

DVD / 2011 / (Senior High, College) / 52 minutes

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ITALIAN CATHEDRALS: THE SOUL OF VENICE

After the Fall of the Roman Empire, an Eastern Roman province of Venetia survived the conquest by the Franks. It gradually grew to become a crucial trade center between the Byzantine Empire and Europe. Saint Mark's Basilica was built in place of an older church and from the very start, became a symbol of the economic and political power of Venice. The design, a mix of Eastern and Western basilica, its ornaments¡Xan imposing display of Byzantine mosaics and altar pieces, Gothic sculptures and lavish treasures stripped off the buildings of the old empire. The famous bronze Horses taken from Constantinople's Hippodrome stood for centuries as symbols of Venice's unruly defiance, and a legend of empires falling whenever they were moved, grew around the monumental sculptures. The Most Serene Republic of Venice fell to Napoleon's conquest, and the Basilica has had to face the challenges of age, negligence and tourism.

DVD / 2011 / (Senior High, College) / 52 minutes

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NATURE OF CIRCUMSTANCE, THE (PETER BOHLIN)

2010 AIA Gold Medalist Peter Bohlin looks back over his career, from his breakthrough project, a house for his parents, and the dozens of houses that followed, to the Apple retail stores that have now brought him international recognition.

CD-ROM / 2011 / 36 minutes

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ACROPOLIS MUSEUM, ATHENS (BERNARD TSCHUMI)

Swiss born Bernard Tschumi came to prominence as a theorist, with the publication of his 1981 Manhattan Transcripts. In 1983 he won the competition to design the Parc de la Villette on the edge of Paris, and in 1988 opened an office in New York. His current projects include the Museum for Contemporary Art in Sao Paulo, as well as the Acropolis Museum, Athens which opened in June 2009. He was awarded France's Grand Prix National d'Architecture in 1996.

Here he discusses the Acropolis Museum project, charting the history of the project and the development of the design concept, and explaining some of the controversies surrounding it, including the Greek claim to the Elgin Marbles held by the British Museum.

Speaking in the month before the Acropolis Museum opened to the public, Tschumi understands it within the context of his earlier work, including the red follies in Parc de la Villette, and Factory 798 in Beijing.

CD-ROM / 2009 / 30 minutes

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ADVANCING GEOMETRIES (CECIL BALMOND)

Cecil Balmond, former deputy chairman of Ove Arup & Partners, and now with his own practice Balmond Studio, is one of the most important engineers of his generation. In this talk he charts his career, his relationship with Sir Ove Arup, his work with architects such as Serge Chermayeff and James Stirling, the development of his approach to the relationship of architecture and engineering and his ground-breaking designs with Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind and Alvaro Siza Vieira.

In 2000 he set up his own design team - the Advance Geometry Unit within Arups. He was formerly visiting Kenzo Tange Professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Architecture and Saarinen Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, and currently holds the Paul Philippe Cret Chair at PennDesign (the position once held by Louis Kahn), where he is developing a radical programme on the generation of form.

CD-ROM / 2009 / 50 minutes

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BIRD'S NEST, THE

Experience the birth of the "Bird's Nest," Beijing's iconic National Stadium which played host to the 2008 Summer Olympics. Swedish designer, Thomas Herzog, conceptualized this marvel, which is not only functional, but architectural and cultural. Explore the creation of this magnificent structure from the beginning stages through the construction and completion. You'll hear from the designers, architects and welders who each played a part. The Bird's Nest stands apart from any other stadium as a one of a kind structure unique in its design and social significance. Like humans, buildings have life. The Bird's Nest will forever be a piece of Beijing's history and Chinese culture.

DVD / 2009 / (Senior High, College) / 51 minutes

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UPDATE ON THEIR THEORIES (DENISE SCOTT BROWN & ROBERT VENTURI)

Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi are best known for their 1972 study of American vernacular, "Learning From Las Vegas", in which they called on architects to learn lessons from the aesthetics of the everyday.

Wrongly attributed with inventing post-modernism they fell out of favour, but are now being rediscovered by a new generation.

In this talk, Scott Brown, with contributions from Venturi, discusses the continuing relevance of "Learning From Las Vegas" and how their ideas have developed in the years since. What are the implications of neon's replacement by LEDs, how has the rise of environmental awareness challenged the automobile city and how can city physics be applied to the design of buildings such as laboratories?

CD-ROM / 2009 / 41 minutes

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THREE'S COMPANY (BILL CORKER)

Bill Corker, founding partner of the Australian practice Denton Corker Marshall, discusses the development of the practice - one of the few Antipodean firms to have built up an international reputation.

He discusses several projects, including City Square, Melbourne; the Australian Embassy in Beijing; Governor Phillip Tower in Sydney and the design of the Civil Justice Centre in Manchester.

CD-ROM / 2008 / 25 minutes

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TOWERS: SYMBOLS AND EMBLEMS OF MODERNITY

At the crossroads where architecture, urbanism, economics and sociology meet, this film profiles some of the most well known skyscrapers in the world and provides commentaries and analysis from their engineers and some of the world's greatest contemporary architects such as Norman Fisher, Jean Nouvel, Christina de Partzamparc and Paul Andreu.

Creating the tallest structure is the culmination of an ancient dream, from the mythical tower of Babel to the Eiffel Tower. For over two centuries, these skyscrapers have defined the cityscapes of New York, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro and other great cities. Today in Asia, towers are now shattering previous height records. A building nearly a mile high is being planned in Malaysia. Far from going out of fashion, this architectural challenge has become essential in the planning of contemporary urban landscapes; especially in cities where land is extremely scarce.

Towers all over the world symbolize economic growth and success. In Paris or New York, towers crowd the business districts. In Dubai and Shanghai these concrete and steel giants have radically transformed their cityscapes.

Everywhere, architects rival each other in originality, and all have their special place in the field of modern architecture.

DVD / 2007 / (Senior High, College) / 52 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - BARCELONA

Within its walls Barcelona encloses architectural treasurers of which the greatest curiosity is the Church of the Sagrada Familia.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - BRASILIA

The Experience of a capital created from nothing forty years ago on a desert plateau in Brazil.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - DUBAI, MANAMA, DOHA

Along the Persian Gulf flourishes a chain of tourists cities with futuristic architecture heralding the look of the 21st century.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - LONDON

The rediscovery of a city that cares more about the art of living than its monuments.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - MANHATTAN

Around Central Park, discovering the city that is the most representative of the architecture of the 20th century.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - PARIS

Paris, a capital playing on the contrast between tiny popular streets unknown to tourists and the beautiful buildings along the Seine.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - RIO DE JANEIRO

The most agreeable city in Brazil was also the site of the most successful architectural creations of the 20th century.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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WALKS WITH AN ARCHITECT - SHANGHAI

In the new China open to the West, Shanghai is developing apace in a 21st century architectural style.

DVD / 2006 / (Senior High, College) / 26 minutes

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