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Architects at work [electronic resource (video)] / MacNeil/Lehrer Productions.

Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm) (Added Author). Infobase. (Added Author). MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. (Added Author).

Summary:

City planning that puts people before cars, sculptural museums that are as artistic as the masterpieces they contain, commercial spaces that redefine retail - these are some of the paradigm-shaking ideas of today's architects at work. This compilation of recent NewsHour segments introduces viewers to Frank Gehry, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind, Vincent Scully, and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, visionaries in the world of architecture. Episodes include... * Frank Gehry on the Guggenheim Bilbao: Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with architect Frank Gehry about the process of designing and building the Guggenheim Bilbao. Segment also sold as a part of Pritzker Prize-Winning Architects. * Vincent Scully and the New Urbanism: Ray Suarez and architectural historian Vincent Scully discuss the rethinking of urban form through city planning that de-emphasizes cars and focuses on community. Segment also sold individually. * Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk and the New Urbanism: Ray Suarez interviews Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, coauthor of Suburban Nation, on the New Urbanism as exemplified by the Kentlands, a housing development in Gaithersburg, Maryland. * Rem Koolhaas and the Architecture of Shopping: Using the Prada store in Manhattan's SoHo district as a springboard, Ray Suarez talks with architect Rem Koolhaas about a new approach to designing commercial space. * Daniel Libeskind on the Denver Art Museum: Jeffrey Brown and Daniel Libeskind discuss the Denver Art Museum and the Rocky Mountains, from which the architect drew his inspiration.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video file (54 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Jan. 23, 2008. Films On Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Formatted Contents Note:	Guggenheim Bilbao: Home to 20th-Century Art (4:23) -- Interview with Architect Frank Gehry (2:13) -- Conceptualization of Architectural Design (2:05) -- Architectural Design Process (2:57) -- Importance of the Guggenheim Bilbao (1:57) -- New Urbanism: Sense of Community (4:04) -- Architecture on a Human Scale (4:31) -- America's Fascination with the Single-Family House (2:00) -- Architecture of Shopping (4:05) -- Architecture, Shopping, and Technology (2:26) -- Elite Shopping and Public Spacer (3:20) -- Denver Art Museum: Bold Architecture (2:16) -- Value of Architecture to a City (4:20) -- Urban Projects Spiral Off Denver Museum (1:18) -- New Urbanism: Design for Community Living (4:42) -- Importance of Social Landscape (2:18) -- Planned Community: Sentiment and Nostalgia (2:20)
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