Architecture Movies

This witty and original film is about the open spaces of cities and why some of them work for people while others don't. Beginning at New York's...

A documentary film comparing current / everyday and historical / noble aspects of Prague.

A look at some of the last stone carvers working in the United States, those completing the sculptures adorning the Washington National Cathedral....

In 1967, de Andrade was invited by the Italian company Olivetti to produce a documentary on the new Brazilian capital city of Brasília....

Documentary about the life and work of the architect Paulo Mendes da Rocha, told by him in prominence for Joana, his daughter. With more than 80...

What happened when we built Utopia? New Town Utopia is feature documentary about the power of art, architecture, the state of the nation – and...

An intimate portrait of Christopher Alexander, a critic of modern architecture on a lifelong quest to build harmonious, livable places in...

A mystery friend encourages a little picker to appreciate the environment he cleans every day.

Alan Yentob profiles the most successful female architect there has ever been, the late Zaha Hadid, who designed buildings around the globe from...

This documentary provides an astonishing journey through innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometimes bizarre architecture projects—including...

The Sagrada Familia, Antonio Gaudi's most ambitious creation, was begun in the 19th century and is still under construction today. With Gaudi's...

What motivates people to organize communal living themselves? What ideals are behind it, how do they finance themselves, and how does life in a...

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...

For most of America's history, sacred buildings represented our greatest feats of innovative engineering and artistic design. Unlock the elements of...

A documentary on Dutch architecture through the centuries. The fictional English journalist John Hamilton, played by René Frank, takes a tour...

“There’s a bus stop I want to photograph.” This may sound like a parody of an esoteric festival film, but Canadian Christopher...