Vilanova Artigas: The Architect and the Light (2015)
• June 25th, 2015 • 1h 34min
Documentary
Overview
The documentary rebuilds the life of the Brazilian architect João Batista Vilanova Artigas. His relatives, friends, students and six of his major works tell the history of this iconic Latin-American modernist.
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