Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese. His architecture mixes Piranesian drama with contemplative spaces in urban complexes, residences and chapels. This film presents the formative years of his impressive career before he embarked on projects in Europe and the United States.
A short film about traditional crafts and culture that can still be found in the Wallachian mountain...

The history of the Teatro Amazonas in Manaus, an opera house located in the middle of the Amazon rai...

Death and the devil, nudity and eroticism, horror in blazing colours, Gothic art cast a spell over p...

A look back at the life and career of Japanese guitarist hide, who died under questionable circumsta...

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

One billion people on our planet—one in six—live in shantytowns, slums or squats. Slums: Cities of T...

His buildings are garish, colorful and completely overloaded. Columns and glittering chandeliers eve...

This film explains what James Ensor (1860-1949) meant for the development of art and makes palpable ...

Everyone thinks that Bob Kane created Batman, but that’s not the whole truth. One author makes it hi...

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, i...
Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV architects, always has 100 projects going at once. Documentary filmma...

A visual essay on contemporary Kiwi architecture.

Documentary about 4 large architectural landmarks that projected Portugal abroad.

On the occasion of the fourty years anniversary of François Mitterand's election, a look back to the...

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies w...

Documentary on the construction of Chandigarh, the new capital of the Indian Punjab region, planned ...

The documentary tells the story of Sydney Opera House architect Jørn Utzon's unique gift, brought to...