Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and ingenious solutions that marked the construction of the Brooklyn Bridge. From conception to construction, it traces the bridge's transformation from a spectacular feat of heroic engineering to an honored symbol in American culture.

A core group of architects embraced the West Coast from Vancouver to LA with its particular geograph...

The British architect based in Stockholm looks back on major projects of a long career inspired by E...

Deng Xiaoping's economic and political opening in China. Margaret Thatcher's extreme economic measur...

Documentary made as part of the exhibition “Materiais de Construção” (FCG, 1998). The exhibition's c...

The Alps are covered by a nearly invisible security system that’s supposed to protect humans from na...

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison ...

France, 1914, during World War I. On Christmas Eve, an extraordinary event takes place in the bloody...

A funny walk through the life story of Billy Wilder (1906-2002), a cinematic genius; a portrait of a...

Mozambique 1974 - the European name of the capital Lourenço Marques was deleted and replaced by Mapu...

A portrait of the masterful author whose novels were adapted into the classics 'The Birds,' 'Jamaica...

Documentary about the architecture of the Swedish housing boom in the 1960s and how it's viewed toda...

The city of Ordos, in the middle of China, was build for a million people yet remains completely emp...

Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of ...

On September 1st, 1939, Nazi Germany invades Poland, unleashing World War II. On September 17th, the...

Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomi...