The documentary reveals the history of the Farnsworth House, built by Mies van der Rohe for a Chicago physician, Edith Farnsworth in 1951.
"KieranTimberlake, an architectural firm based in Philadelphia, is a recognized leader of the "green" architecture movement in the U.S. As this film illustrates, its founders Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake have been developing innovative means to combine sustainable design principles with off-site construction for the mass customization of houses. The firm's Loblolly House, built in the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland in 2007, and the Cellophane House, a specially-commissioned design executed for an exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art in 2008, serve as outstanding examples of the firm's research-based approach." Source: Kanopy
“As an architect, educator, and philosopher, Louis Kahn played a prominent role in the history of 20th century architecture. An examination of six of his most significant buildings gives insight to his unique vision: The Salk Institute in La Jolla; the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth; the Center for British Art in New Haven; the library at Philips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire; the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and the Parliament Buildings of Bangladesh in Dhaka”. Source: Kanopy
“The Barcelona Pavilion, the masterpiece with which Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich staged their revolutionary ideas in 1929, changed the history of architecture forever. It only existed for eight months but its image was survived in the minds of generations of architects around the world. MIES ON SCENE reflects on the transformative capacity of art, the emotional perception of space and the concept of masterpiece.” Source: Kanopy
“Tadao Ando, a self-taught architect, proposes an international architecture that he believes can only be conceived by someone Japanese. This film presents the formative years of his impressive career before he embarked on projects in Europe and the United States.” Source: Kanopy