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Humanity in Architecture Films 2025
Beyond Zero2020 | 75 mins | US
“By civilization’s definition I am a captain of industry. By my own definition I am a plunderer of the earth…
Biocentrics2023 | 107 mins | Brazil
Biologist Janine Benyus explores nature as a model for reinventing our world. Journeying globally, Biocentrics unveils the origins and principles of…
Charlotte Perriand, Pioneer in the Art of Living2019 | 52 mins | France
Designer and architect Charlotte Perriand left her mark on the 20th century. Free-spirited and politically engaged, she designed revolutionary furnishings…
Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf2018 | 75 mins | US
This visually stunning film explores the work of landscape designer Piet Oudolf, who transformed public spaces like New York City's…
Frank Gehry: Building Justice2017 | 70 mins | US
“What if people changed their ways and started treating people like human beings? What would it be like? What would…
Moriyama-San2017 | 63 mins | Italy, France, Japan
Mr. Moriyama is as unconventional as the space he inhabits. Moriyama-San offers an intimate, one-week glimpse into the extraordinary yet…
Perception2019 | 59 mins | United Arab Emirates, Tunisia
In the neighborhood of Manshiyat Nasr in Cairo, the community of Zaraeeb collected the city’s trash for decades and developed…
Sitting Still2024 | 90 mins | US
You may not know his name, but chances are you know his work. Laurie Olin is the visionary landscape architect…
Strange & Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island2015 | 52 mins | Canada
In a rapidly urbanizing world, what does the future hold for traditional rural communities? On Fogo Island, a remote enclave…
Tokyo Ride2022 | 90 mins | Italy, France, Japan
Revisiting the genre of the road movie in a diaristic and personal way, the film takes us on board Ryue…
Unfinished Spaces2011 | 86 mins | US
Cuba’s National Art Schools, designed by three visionary architects in the early days of Castro’s Revolution, were hailed as bold,…