{"id":7449,"date":"2018-01-10T14:26:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-10T13:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/?p=7449"},"modified":"2020-11-18T13:56:43","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T12:56:43","slug":"10-must-watch-specialized-architecture-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.architect-us.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/10-must-watch-specialized-architecture-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Must-Watch Specialized Architecture Movies!"},"content":{"rendered":"

On our Architect-US Facebook Page<\/a>\u00a0each Saturday we give you a screenshot for our “Guess the Movie” game and we’ve loved receiving your messages with not only the answer, but with your suggestions on which one we should post next. So obviously, our Community is filled with movie fans which is awesome, because we ourselves really enjoy sitting back and eating some popcorn while being entertained and educated (at the same time) by a good film. Such are the well-made documentaries on interesting subjects and we’ve chosen the ones you all simply must watch if you are an architect!<\/p>\n

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  1. REM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    OMA<\/a> is a partner of ours for quite some time now and each and every person there is awesome, but this documentary is about Rem Koolhaas<\/a>, who started it all, by founding\u00a0the company in 1975 together with Elia and Zoe Zenghelis and Madelon Vriesendorp.\u00a0\u00a0The director, Rem’s son, Tomas Koolhaas classifies it as “the first documentary to comprehensively explore the human conditions in and around Rem Koolhaas’ buildings from a ground level perspective”.<\/p>\n

    2.\u00a0Diller Scofidio + Renfro: Reimagining Lincoln Center and the High Line<\/a><\/p>\n

    We are proud to recommend this one not only because\u00a0DS+R<\/a> are amazing, but they also just happen to be our newest partners! What a great way to kick off 2018, right? Well, anyway, this movie\u00a0offers insights into the company\u2019s history, significant projects, and the process of re-imagining 2 major New York urban spaces.<\/p>\n

    3.\u00a0Making Space: 5 Women Changing the Face of Architecture<\/a><\/p>\n

    We are all about empowerment and this one looks at 5 female contemporary architects:\u00a0 Annabelle Selldorf<\/a> (New York), Farshid Moussavi<\/a> (London), Kathryn Gustafson<\/a> (Seattle, Washington D.C. and London), Marianne McKenna<\/a> (Toronto) and Odile Decq<\/a> (Paris). Inspirational!<\/p>\n

    4.\u00a0Urbanized\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    Including the opinions of some of the most\u00a0iconic architects, urban planners, politicians, builders and thinkers (Norman Foster<\/a>, Alejandro Aravena<\/a>,\u00a0James Canton<\/a>, Joshua David<\/a>, Oscar Niemeyer<\/a>), this documentary is about the design of cities and looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design. It asks and answers questions such as who is allowed to shape our cities, and how do they do it…<\/p>\n

    5.\u00a0Citizen Jane: Battle for the City<\/a><\/p>\n

    Continuing with the theme of urban design, this one is about\u00a0Jane Jacobs<\/a>, the visionary activist and author of “The Death and Life of Great American Cities” who fought to preserve urban communities in the face of destructive development projects. She is the one who’s helped\u00a0shape the understanding of the modern American city!<\/p>\n

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    6.\u00a0The Construction of Villa Al\u00e9m\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    A film that follows the construction of the house<\/a> that Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati<\/a> and his wife Tamara imagined for themselves, to live in for part of the year, somewhere on the Alentejo coast. A must-see!<\/p>\n

    7.\u00a0Bernardes\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

    This film\u00a0explores the series of events that led Bernardes<\/a> to anonymity, after being a\u00a0prominent Brazilian architect in the 1960s. Bernardes was a contemporary of Oscar Niemeyer, renowned for his elegant upper-class houses and much more. A movie about more than buildings – it’s about a life.<\/p>\n

    8.\u00a0Telos: The Fantastic World of Eugene Tssui<\/a><\/p>\n

    “… chronicles the unorthodox life and revolutionary work of Eugene Tssui<\/a>, an eccentric visionary and a maverick architect. He questions traditional building standards and put nature and the environment at the forefront of his designs long before \u201cgreen\u201d and \u201ceco-friendly\u201d became buzzwords.”<\/p>\n

    9.\u00a0Cholet: The work of Freddy Mamani<\/a><\/p>\n

    We will talk about culture this week and this movie is a great intro into the topic of identity, value and uniqueness. Mamani<\/a>\u2019s work is inspired by his own culture and iconography, along with the culture of his perceived ancestors, the Tiwanaco people.<\/p>\n

    \u00a010.\u00a0Tadao Ando: From Emptiness to Infinity<\/a><\/p>\n

    An exclusive behind-the-scenes look into the work and processes of Ando<\/a>, the only architect to have won the discipline’s four most prestigious prizes: the Pritzker<\/a>, Carlsberg<\/a>, Praemium Imperiale<\/a>, and Kyoto Prize<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Let us know your favorites\u00a0and your suggestions on our Facebook Page<\/a>! (And don’t forget to Like the Page!)<\/p>\n

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