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The history of the Warsaw Ghetto (1940-43) as seen from both sides of the wall, its legacy and its memory: new light on a tragic era of division,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Krystyna Budnicka

A historical documentary documenting the rise, function, and abandonment of a 17 story building that once housed The Rochester Psychiatric Center. ...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: James Herron

A portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), a genius of modern architecture, whose life passed between glory, scandal and tragedy.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Birgitta Assheuer

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Petra Konradi

Kingdom of Granada, al-Andalus, 14th century. After recognizing that his land, always under siege, is hopelessly doomed to be conquered, Sultan Yusuf...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Amr Waked

Amidst a mostly Catholic community, a small tiny Anglican church offers more to the community of Placentia than people may think, and holds many...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Christopher Newhook

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Leonard Maltin

5000 years ago the ancient Elamites established a glorious civilization that lasted about three millennia. They created marvelous works in...

Genre: Animation

Cast: Ghazal Majidi

For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by catastrophic...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Alkibiadis Bakogianis

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Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman

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On 20 October 1973, the Sydney Opera House was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II. From conception to completion, it had taken more than 15...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sam Wanamaker

The war zone of a dystopian multiplayer shooting game is used to embark some urban explorers on a winter walk, avoiding the combats whenever...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jacob Banigan

Documentary about Queen Elizabeth Square, Sir Basil Spence's block of Brutalist style flats built to replace the Gorbal's tenements in Glasgow during...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Basil Spence

From the cabinets of curiosities created in Italy during the 16th century to the prestigious cultural institutions of today, a history of museums...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Marina Behnke

Lauded artist-filmmaker Heinz Emigholz (Schindler's Houses) offers an exquisite excursus on the work of pioneering French architect Auguste Perret,...

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Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series: Ray Kappe has long been a cult figure in the architectural scene in and around Los...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Ray Kappe

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Liisa Aminoff

These are some of the most spectacular examples of abandoned engineering the world has ever known. The series explores how and why they were built,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Tom Ward

Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Kasper Michaels

This four-part history series looks at how Australia has been shaped by its many definitions of home. Historic moments impacted homes, their designs,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Septimus Caton

Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era. Each one shines a light on...

Genre: Documentary

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Robert Hughes tackles the work and lives of three remarkable 20th-century architects: Albert Speer, Mies van der Rohe, and Antonio Gaudi - whose work...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Robert Hughes

Hindu or Buddhist temples, synagogues, churches or mosques: religions have inspired architectural marvels. Four episodes to discover jewels of Muslim...

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Genre: Documentary

Cast: Sandra Medina

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Jonathan Meades takes a quixotic tour of Scotland, a country which has intrigued him since he first encountered lists of towns only known from...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Jonathan Meades

First broadcast on October 2, 1989, these 18 original 30-minute episodes provide a panorama of 2000 years of architecture, painting and sculpture,...

Genre: Documentary

Cast: Michael Wood

Genre: Documentary

Cast: David Vávra