Roger D'Astous

Roger D'Astous (2016)

March 11th, 20161h 44min

Documentary, History
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A documentary about Montreal architect Roger D'astous, who battled all his life to create a Nordic architecture. A star architect in the 60s, and Frank Lloyd Wright student, he fell from grace before rising again at the dawn of the century.


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