Movies: Architecture
by qempyrean | created - 07 Jan 2017 | updated - 1 month ago | PublicDocumentaries mostly about various architects and their work; some seen, some not.
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1. Visual Acoustics (2008)
Unrated | 83 min | Documentary
Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the worldÕs greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream.
Director: Eric Bricker | Stars: Frances Anderton, Wim de Wit, Beth Edwards Harris, Frank Escher
Votes: 689 | Gross: $0.10M
subtitled: The Modernism of Julius Shulman
2. Julius Shulman: Desert Modern (2008)
Documentary, Short
Director: Michael Stern | Stars: Alan Hess, Julius Shulman, Michael Stern
3. View and Vision: The Architectural Photography of Julius Shulman (1999 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Eckhart Schmidt
4. Infinite Space: The Architecture of John Lautner (2008)
91 min | Documentary
Renowned architectural filmmaker Murray Grigor explores John Lautner's dramatic spaces with choreographed camera moves, as Lautner himself provides the commentary, speaking with insight and wit in recordings culled from archival sources.
Director: Murray Grigor | Stars: Sean Connery, Karol Lautner Peterson, Frank Gehry, Julia Strickland
Votes: 78
5. The Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner (1990)
60 min | Documentary
Director: Bette Jane Cohen
Votes: 8
6. 25th Anniversary Spirit in Architecture: John Lautner (2015)
73 min | Documentary | Completed
This documentary explores the work of John Lautner, one of America's most visionary architects.
7. Frank Lloyd Wright (1998)
TV-PG | 146 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A biography of the life and work of the American architect.
Directors: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Philip Bosco, Julie Harris, Sab Shimono
Votes: 916
8. The Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright (1983)
90 min | Documentary
A look at the work of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture.
Director: Murray Grigor | Stars: Anne Baxter, Frank Lloyd Wright
Votes: 16
9. The Nature of Modernism: E. Stewart Williams, Architect (2014)
79 min | Documentary, Biography
E. Stewart Williams was a prolic modernist architect based in Palm Springs, California. Follow Williams' history and professional career, from the early days designing a home for Frank ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: Lauren Bricker, Tracy Conrad, Beth Edwards Harris, Amanda Erlinger
10. Windshield: A Vanished Vision (2016)
47 min | Documentary
In the mid-1930's a wealthy and idealistic patron of architecture sets out to change society by embracing modernism and commissioning Richard Neutra's first building on the East Coast.
Director: Elissa Brown
11. Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future (2016)
G | 70 min | Documentary, Biography
A renewed interest is emerging in mid-20th century architects and artists who exploded the comfortable constraints of the past to create a robust and daring modernist America. Eero Saarinen... See full summary »
Director: Peter Rosen | Stars: Eric Saarinen, Jayne Merkel, Paul Goldberger, Niels Diffrient
Votes: 104
12. The Neon Struggle (2016)
G | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Neon is the "fire of the night" according to author Tom Wolfe and it "lit the way west" according to historian/author Alan Hess. This film explores the death of this American roadside art and the artists that created it.
Director: John C. Brown | Stars: Dydia DeLyser, Paul Greenstein, Alan Hess, Rio Score
13. The Neon Struggle
40 min | Documentary, Short, Family | Post-production
A family fights to keep their neon sign business alive as the light of the industry fades away.
Directors: John C. Brown, John C. Brown, Bert Simonis
14. Quiet Elegance: The Architecture of Hugh M. Kaptur (2014)
54 min | Documentary, Biography
This film celebrates the architecture of Hugh M. Kaptur who has been designing homes, hotels, commercial buildings and apartment complexes in Southern California for more than 50 years. ... See full summary »
Director: John C. Brown | Stars: Alan Hess, Hugh M. Kaptur, Anne Kruse
Votes: 17
15. Mid-Century Moderns: The Homes That Define Palm Springs (2013)
46 min | Documentary
When Father and Son team George and Bob Alexander started building affordable architect designed homes in Palm Springs in 1955, they had no idea they would be the catalyst of what is today ... See full summary »
Director: John C. Brown | Stars: Robert Imber, James Harlan, Hugh M. Kaptur, Chris Menrad
Votes: 22
16. People in Glass Houses: The Legacy of Joseph Eichler (2013)
Not Rated | 45 min | Documentary
This documentary explores the legacy of Joseph Eichler, a pioneer in mid-century modern design. Combining historical information with testimonies from Eichler owners and enthusiasts, this ... See full summary »
Director: Kyle Chesser
Votes: 6
17. Desert Utopia: Mid-Century Architecture in Palm Springs (2010)
Documentary
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: Albert Frey, Alan Hess, William Krisel, Donald Wexler
18. Journeyman Architect: The Life and Work of Donald Wexler (2009)
100 min | Documentary
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: Alan Hess, Jim Isermann, Donald Wexler, Glen Wexler
19. William Krisel, Architect (2010)
Documentary
Throughout his extensive career in architecture, William Krisel has designed tens of thousands of homes. His visionary style virtually defined the geometric and spatial sensibility of modernist design in Southern California.
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: John Crosse, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., Alan Hess, Thomas S. Hines
Votes: 12
20. Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island (2012)
Documentary
Documentary exploring the work of the region's best postwar architects and designers, including Albert Frey, Wallace Harrison, Herbert Beckhard, Frank Lloyd Wright, Horace Gifford, Edward ... See full summary »
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: Frances Campani, Rick Cook, Andrew Geller, Paul Goldberger
Votes: 7
21. Contemporary Days: The Designs of Lucienne & Robin Day (2010)
Documentary
Robin and Lucienne Day transformed British design after World War II with striking furniture and textiles that signaled a new era of modernist sensibilities for everyday living. Robin's ... See full summary »
Director: Murray Grigor
22. Modern Ruin: A World's Fair Pavilion (2015)
78 min | Documentary, History
The New York State Pavilion, once the shining symbol of the 1964/65 New York World's Fair, now sits in the middle of New York City as a haunting reminder of what became of the age of ... See full summary »
Director: Matthew Silva | Stars: Charles Aybar, Stephanie Bohn, Frankie Campione, Bill Cotter
Votes: 9
23. Antonio Gaudí (1984)
Not Rated | 72 min | Documentary
The work of Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí, as seen by Japanese New Wave director Hiroshi Teshigahara.
Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara | Stars: Isidro Puig Boada, Antoni Gaudí, Seiji Miyaguchi
Votes: 1,740
24. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
2011 "The Pruitt-Igoe Myth" explores the rise & fall of titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.
Director: Chad Freidrichs | Stars: Slyvester Brown, Irvin Dagen, Elmer Fiedler, Robert Fishman
Votes: 931 | Gross: $0.04M
25. Eames: The Architect & The Painter (2011)
Not Rated | 85 min | Documentary, Biography
The relationship between Charles Eames and his wife Ray ignited a burst of design ingenuity whose impact on the world can still be felt over half a century later.
Directors: Jason Cohn, Bill Jersey | Stars: Charles Eames, Ray Eames, James Franco, Jeannine Oppewall
Votes: 1,148 | Gross: $0.15M
26. The Gamble House (2017 TV Movie)
58 min | Documentary
They never wanted to be architects but built a masterpiece.
Director: Don Hahn | Stars: Patty Barnbroom, Ted Bosley, Isabelle Greene, Viginia Dart Greene Hales
Votes: 7
27. Frey: Part I - The Architectural Envoy (2018)
65 min | Documentary
Directors: Jake Gorst, Tracey Rennie Gorst | Stars: William Butler, Frances Campani, Brad Dunning, Beth Edwards Harris
28. Frey: Part II - The Architectural Interpreter (2020)
87 min | Documentary
Albert Frey, a Swiss native architect, had previously worked on his Villa Savoye with Le Corbusier, but once in America his predilection for new materials and daring constructions came to the fore. A sleek aesthetic that appealed to many.
Director: Jake Gorst | Stars: Beth Edwards Harris, Jean Farrar, Alan Hess, Robert Imber
Votes: 6
29. Desert Maverick (2016)
78 min | Documentary
"Desert Maverick - The Singular Architecture of William F. Cody," iis the first in-depth exploration of the works of this major Palm Springs modernist architect. It captures Cody's singular... See full summary »
Director: Leo Zahn | Stars: Alan Hess, Adele Cygelman, Peter Moruzzi
30. Neon (II) (2015)
TV-PG | 84 min | Documentary
NEON is a celebration of the beauty, invention, design and heritage of the neon sign from internationally award-winning Director Lawrence Johnston.
Director: Lawrence Johnston
Votes: 64
31. Hollywood's Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story (2020)
56 min | Documentary
Nicknamed "Architect to the Stars," African American architect Paul R. Williams had a life story that could have been dreamed up by a Hollywood screenwriter. His name is associated with ... See full summary »
Directors: Royal Kennedy Rodgers, Kathy McCampbell Vance | Stars: Willow Bay, Steve Boggs, Wren T. Brown, Lonnie Bunch
Votes: 19
32. The Last Wright (2008)
60 min | Biography
Frank Lloyd Wright's last standing hotel reflects a century of change in a Midwest city.
Director: Lucille Carra | Stars: Peggy Bang, Arthur Fischbeck, Terry Harrison, Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer
Votes: 6
33. Cathedrals of Culture (2014)
165 min | Documentary
Six directors tackle the question "If buildings could talk, what would they say about us?" by capturing iconic buildings with narration from the perspective of the buildings.
Directors: Karim Aïnouz, Michael Glawogger, Michael Madsen, Margreth Olin, Robert Redford, Wim Wenders | Stars: Meret Becker, Gennadi Vengerov, Benedicte C. Westin, Jonas Salk
Votes: 294
34. Renzo Piano: An Architect for Santander (2018)
80 min | Documentary
The architect, a contemporary master, Renzo Piano. The filmmaker, another contemporary master, Carlos Saura.
Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Javier Botin, Emilio Botín, Renzo Piano
Votes: 77
35. Beaubourg, centre d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou (1977)
56 min | Documentary
The camera of the veteran neo realist director Rossellini explores the high tech/postmodern architecture of the Georges Pompidou center and its surroundings in the Beaubourg area of Paris, on its opening day.
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Votes: 62
36. Tall: The American Skyscraper and Louis Sullivan (2006)
Not Rated | 79 min | Documentary
The development of the American skyscraper, starting in the late 19th century, in Chicago and then New York, centers on the conflict between architects Daniel Burnham and Louis Sullivan.
Director: Manfred Kirchheimer | Star: Dylan Baker
Votes: 27 | Gross: $0.01M
37. Antonio Gaudi (1961 TV Short)
15 min | Short, Documentary
A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration, and his influence on Picasso.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Huw Wheldon, Antoni Gaudí
Votes: 88
38. Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (1973 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary
A celebratory film about the construction and opening of the Sydney Opera House. Made just prior to the official opening in 1973, it traces the history of Bennelong Point and the ... See full summary »
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Larry Sitsky, Jørn Utzon, Sam Wanamaker
39. Frank Lloyd Wright: Murder, Myth & Modernism (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
Frank Lloyd Wright is an American icon -it's most famous modern architect whose life was characterized by public scandal, financial chaos and personal tragedy.
Director: Paul Tilzey | Star: Matthew Rhys
Votes: 25
40. Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
In 1935, Frank Lloyd Wright designed a country house for the Kaufmann family over a small stream in Western Pennsylvania. He named it Fallingwater. It, perhaps more than any other building,... See full summary »
Director: Lynda Waggoner
Votes: 11
41. Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio (2008)
Not Rated | 60 min | Documentary
Beauty, Wright believed, stands paramount among all aspects of life. He sought it in everything from music, poetry, and sculpture, to his own environments. He conceived organic architecture... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Sakamoto | Stars: Shiromi Arserio, Cheryl Bachand, Donald Kalec, Joan Mercuri
Votes: 5
43. Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin West (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary
Director: Timothy Sakamoto
Votes: 7
44. Frank Lloyd Wright's Buffalo (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
The thirty-year friendship between Frank Lloyd Wright and Buffalo businessman Darwn Martin is explored.
Director: Paul Lamont | Stars: Armand Assante, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 13
45. Frank Lloyd Wright: The Man Who Built America (2017)
Not Rated | 59 min | Documentary
Frank Lloyd Wright is America's greatest ever architect. But few people know about the Welsh roots that shaped his life and world-famous buildings. Now, leading Welsh architect Jonathan ... See full summary »
Director: Ian Michael Jones | Stars: Jonathan Adams, Frank Lloyd Wright, Wyn Thomas, Meryle Secrest
Votes: 102
46. VDL Research House: Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence (2007 Video)
Not Rated | 40 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Timothy Sakamoto | Star: Shiromi Arserio
47. Loos Ornamental (2008)
72 min | Documentary
Austrian architect Adolf Loos was one of the pioneers of European Modernist Architecture. Here, twenty-seven of his still existing building are explored.
Director: Heinz Emigholz
Votes: 73
48. Louis Sullivan: The Struggle for American Architecture (2010)
Not Rated | 97 min | Documentary
Documentary about the revolutionary and brilliant Chicago architect Louis Sullivan (1856-1924); his rapid rise to fame, tragic decline, and the ultimate triumph of his creative spirit.
Director: Mark Richard Smith | Stars: Madolyn Smith Osborne, Mark Richard Smith
Votes: 29
49. Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City (2010)
56 min | Documentary
Few individuals have had more impact on the American city than architect and planner Daniel Hudson Burnham. In the midst of late nineteenth century urban disorder, Burnham offered a ... See full summary »
Director: Judith McBrien
Votes: 18
50. My Architect (2003)
116 min | Documentary, Biography
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974.
Director: Nathaniel Kahn | Stars: Edmund Bacon, Edwina Pattison Daniels, Balkrishna Doshi, Frank Gehry
Votes: 3,320 | Gross: $2.75M
51. A Golden Prison: The Louvre (1964 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 53 min | Documentary
Before this film no one else, including the French was ever permitted to film the Louvre. The priceless treasures and incomparable art can be shared through the eyes of award-winning ... See full summary »
Director: John J. Sughrue | Stars: Charles Boyer, Germain Bazin
Votes: 71
52.
American Masters (1985– )
Episode:
Sketches of Frank Gehry
(2005)
PG-13 | 83 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A look at the life and work of the renown architect.
Director: Sydney Pollack | Stars: Frank Gehry, Sydney Pollack, Julian Schnabel, Charles Arnoldi
Votes: 1,617 | Gross: $0.44M
53. Schindler Space Architect
95 min | Documentary, Biography | Post-production
Architect R.M. Schindler, transformed the way we see space and laid the foundation for what is now considered the California lifestyle of indoor-outdoor living. His life story (1887-1953) ... See full summary »
Director: Valentina Ganeva | Stars: Meryl Streep, Udo Kier, Xander Berkeley, Blake Lindsley
54. Making the Modern (2003)
60 min | Documentary
Fort Worth, Texas: a little known museum Mecca in the heart of the American West, home to three of the most important collections in the United States. Here in 1997, the Modern Art Museum ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Lynch | Stars: Kevin Alter, Tadao Andô, Peter Arendt, Michael Auping
Votes: 17
55. Rem Koolhaas: A Kind of Architect (2008)
Not Rated | 98 min | Documentary
Rarely has an architect caused as much sensation outside of the architecture community as Rem Koolhaas. His outstanding creations--such as the Dutch Embassy in Berlin, the Seattle Library ... See full summary »
Directors: Markus Heidingsfelder, Min Tesch | Stars: Dirk Baecker, Cecil Balmond, Rene Daalder, Chris Dercon
Votes: 99
56.
Visions of Space (2003)
Episode:
Antoni Gaudi: God's Architect
(2003)
60 min | Documentary
Robert Hughes examines the legacy of Antoni Gaudi, whose buildings have left an indelible mark on the city of Barcelona.
Director: Mandy Chang | Stars: Xavier Corberó, Beth Galí, Robert Hughes
Votes: 7
57.
Visions of Space (2003)
Episode:
Albert Speer: Size Matters
(2003)
Documentary
Robert Hughes visits Germany to examine the legacy of Hitler's architect Albert Speer, whom he met and interviewed in 1979.
Director: Teresa Griffiths | Star: Robert Hughes
58.
Visions of Space (2003)
Episode:
Mies van der Rohe: Less Is More
(2003)
Documentary
Art critic Robert Hughes analyses the work of Mies van der Rohe, the master of light and space who had an enormous influence on modern architecture.
Director: Philip Smith | Stars: Cristian Cirici, George Danforth, Timothy Gibbons, Janet Holabird
59. Mies (1986)
58 min | Documentary
No understanding of the modern movement in architecture is possible without knowledge of its master builder, Mies van der Rohe. Together with documentation of his life, this film shows all ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Peter Blake, George Danforth, Arthur Drexler, Peter Eisenman
Votes: 5
60. City Dreamers (I) (2018)
80 min | Documentary, Biography, History
City Dreamers is a film about our changing urban environment and four women architects, inspiring trailblazers with over 60 years of experience each, who are working, observing and thinking... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Hillel | Stars: Samuel Bronfman, Arthur Erickson, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, Louis Kahn
Votes: 49
61. Regular or Super: Views on Mies van der Rohe (2004)
Not Rated | 56 min | Documentary
REGULAR OR SUPER is a fascinating and informative introduction to the work of Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969), one of the 20th century's most influential architects, and a thought-provoking ... See full summary »
Directors: Patrick Demers, Joseph Hillel
Votes: 48
62. Citizen Lambert: Joan of Architecture (2007)
52 min | Documentary
A look at the life and career of Canadian woman architect Phyllis Bronfman Lambert.
Director: Teri Wehn-Damisch | Stars: Phyllis Lambert, George Morris
63. Rem (IV) (2016)
75 min | Documentary
A documentary about legendary architect and master provocateur Rem Koolhaas.
Director: Tomas Koolhaas | Star: Rem Koolhaas
Votes: 101
64. Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move (1995)
56 min | Documentary, Biography
With the participation of famed architects such as Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move provides an intimate look into the work of the ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Stanley Aronoff, Michael Barz, Jay Chatterjee, Peter Eisenman
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