If You Build It

If You Build It (2013)

April 6th, 20131h 25min

Documentary
70%

Overview

A year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms where students design & build to transform their hometown community. The film follows Emily Pilloton and Matt Miller as they teach the fundamentals of design, architecture and construction to a class of high school juniors in rural North Carolina.


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