Architectures

1996 · Documentary

An ongoing series of films devoted to the most remarkable achievements in modern architecture, from the works that heralded the birth of the modern style at the end of the 19th century to the latest designs from today's top architects. By examining each building in detail, the series brings to light the role each has played in the history and evolution of architecture.

1.The Villa Dall'Ava 2.Nemausus 1 3.The Iron House 4.Charlety, a Stadium in the City 5.Pierrefonds, the Architect's Castle 6.The Vienna Savings Bank 7.The Georges Pompidou Centre 8.Family Lodging in Guise 9.A House in Bordeaux 10.The Dessau Bauhaus 11.Satolas - TGV 12.The Johnson Building 13.The Paris Fine Art School 14.The Siza School 15.The Stone Thermal Baths 16.The Galleria Umberto I 17.The Saint Pancras Station 18.The Wind Box 19.The Garnier Opera 20.The Jewish Museum Berlin 21.The Convent of La Tourette 22.The Auditorium Building in Chicago 23.The Municipal Center of Säynätsalo 24.The Casa Milá 25.The Glass House 26.The Abbey Church of Saint Foy at Conques 27.The Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao 28.The Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans 29.Jean Prouvé's House 30.The Multimedia Library of Sendai 31.The Alhambra, Grenade 32.Phaeno, Building as Landscape 33.The House of Sugimoto 34.The Reception and Congress Building in Rome 35.The Yoyogo Olympic Gymnasiums 36.The Villa Barbaro 37.The Royal Mosque at Isfahan 38.The Menier Chocolate Factory 39.The Pyramid of Pharoah Djoser at Saqqara 40.The German Pavilion in Barcelona 41.The SAS Royal Hotel 42.Roissy 1 43.The Maisons Castle 44.The Luxembourg Philharmonic 45.VitraHaus 46.The Igualada Cemetery 47.The Citadel de Lille 48.The Sainte-Geneviève Library 49.The Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy 50.Ewha, the Seoul Hidden University 51.The Rolex Learning Center 52.The National Dance Center 53.The Cologne Cathedral 54.The Citadel of Leisure, the Pompeia Social Service Center 55.The Hotels de Soubise and de Rohan 56.The French Communist Party Headquarters 57.The Unal House 58.The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam 59.The Glass Galleon 60.Itimad-ud-Daulah, the Mughal Mausoleum 61.The Home for All at Rikuzentakata 62.The Wa Shan Guesthouse 63.The Glasgow School of Art 64.The Sante, a Prison in Paris 65.The Bamboo School of Bali 66.Médiacité - a Designer Mall 67.The Phillips Exeter Academy Library