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.

As Russian writer Boris Pasternak (1890-1960) thinks it is impossible that his novel Doctor Zhivago ...

On the tiny island of Martha's Vineyard, where presidents and celebrities vacation, trophy homes thr...

Turkey's history has been shaped by two major political figures: Mustafa Kemal (1881-1934), known as...

An extraordinary journey through the material that makes up our habitat: concrete and its ancestor, ...

The inner world of the great painter Max Ernst is the subject of this film. One of the principal fou...

In Buffalo, N.Y., some of the greatest works of American architecture relay a remarkable story that ...

Amie Siegel’s film installations often reveal the hidden narratives behind architecture and design, ...

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three mill...

Iran, January 16th, 1979. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi flees after being overthrown. Ayatollah Khomein...

South Africa, 1978. Tim Jenkin and Stephen Lee, two white political activists from the African Natio...

Tracing the history of blue jeans around the globe.

Aalto is one of the greatest names in modern architecture and design, Aino and Alvar Aalto gave thei...

London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she ...

No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master ...

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

How in 1959, during the heat of the Cold War, the government of the United States decided to create ...

A film essay contrasting the modern metropolis with its "golden age" from 1830-1930, with the partic...

Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison ...
This film features some of the most important living Postmodern practitioners, Charles Jencks, Rober...