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Focus On Architecture: Upcoming Architecture Titles |
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Microcinema is set to release five new titles focused on architecture, featuring Jean Nouvel, architects Herzog and DeMeuron, Frank Lloyd Wright, Jacque Fresco and Richard Neutra.
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CATALOG # MC-793
UPC: 880198079398
Art / Artist
2001 · 55 min
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Jean Nouvel
A Film by Beat Kuert
Jean
Nouvel, 2008 Pritzker Prize winner, is one of the most innovative and
unconventional architects of our time. He owes his fame to projects
such as the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Opera House in Lyon,
the Cartier Foundation Headquarters, as well as his spectacular design
of the Tokyo opera and the boldness of his "Endless Tower".
This
film casts a fresh, explicit glance at the scope of this architect and
his work as Nouvel explains what architecture means to him with footage
from ten of his most recent creations.
It is the portrait of a man who steadily confronts the world, and moulds it according to his own philosophy.
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CATALOG # MC-792
UPC: 880198079299
Art / Artist
2001 · 77 min
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Architects Herzog and DeMeuron:
Alchemy of Building & Tate Modern
The
Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron (architects of the
Beijing National Stadium, or "Bird's Nest") were jointly awarded the
2001 Pritzker Prize, their profession's highest honour, for combining
"the artistry of an age-old profession with the fresh approach of a new
century's technical capabilities". Over the past twenty years they have
been involved in finding inventive architectural solutions to building
a diverse range of projects - domestic, municipal and commercial - from
a modest switching station for trains to a strikingly innovative
approach to the design of a winery. Their highest profile commission to
date was the conversion of London's giant Bankside power station into
Tate Modern, acclaimed by their peers, the media and the public alike.
Visiting
examples of Herzog and de Meuron's ground-breaking style, this film
reflects their capacity to astonish and explore the way in which they
transform what might otherwise be ordinary shapes, materials and
surfaces through new treatments and techniques. Their perspective on
and approach to architecture; their design dialogue; the way their
strengths and weaknesses complement each other; and their
collaborations with others, particularly artists, will all be brought
into focus to give a fascinating insight into the cutting edge of
architecture today.
The Tate Modern was opened to the public in
London on May 12th 2000. The new building is part of the Tate Gallery,
the largest contemporary art museum in the world.
Sir Nicholas
Serota, director of the Tate Gallery, recalls his idea of turning the
power station, which was built in various stages by Sir Gilbert Scott
between 1948 and 1963, into the Tate Modern.
The conversion of
the disused power station, as designed by the Swiss architects Herzog
& de Meuron, was applauded by professionals and art lovers alike.
Starting from an electric power station running on gas oil they have
created an architectural masterpiece whose fame will be recognized well
beyond London.
Thanks to the contribution of Jacques Herzog
and Harry Gugger, partners in the Herzog & de Meuron practice, the
documentary retraces some fascinating insights into the architecture of
the Tate Modern. Following this line of thinking one is bound to notice
how significant even an apparently unimportant detail can be for the
work as a whole.
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CATALOG # MC-819
UPC: 671928000221
Documentary
2005 · 60 min
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: 2-Disc Special Edition
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, exemplifies
Wright's concept of 'Organic Architecture,' which seeks to harmonize
people and nature by integrating the building, the site, and its
inhabitants into a unifi ed whole. And today, the iconic image of the
house over the waterfall, remains a testament to a great architect
working at the height of his career.
Disc One: Documentary Film Lynda Waggoner, Director of Fallingwater, along with architectural historian, Richard Cleary,
provide
an in-depth look into the creation of Fallingwater and the exceptional
qualities which make it a true American Masterpiece.
· Approx. 60 min.
· 10 Extra Interviews
· Slideshow of over 230 New Photographs
Disc Two: Interactive Virtual Tour [ Windows / OSX ]
This
Interactive Virtual Tour utilizes an intuitive multi-referenced
interface to allow users self-directed experiences through a
comprehensive collection of photographs, VR panoramas, and drawings. It
provides the most engaging and comprehensive documentation of
Fallingwater ever produced.
· Over 250 Photographs and 17 Virtual Reality Panoramas
· Hi-Resolution Viewing of Archival Drawings and Photographs
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CATALOG # MC-813
UPC: 9781427608413
Documentary
2006 · 90 mins
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Future by Design
A film by Academy Award nominated filmmaker William Gazecki
Future
by Design is a documentary film by Academy Award nominated filmmaker
William Gazecki, sharing the life and far-reaching vision of Jacque
Fresco, a modern day Da Vinci. Peer to Einstein and Buckminster
Fuller, Jacque is a self-taught futurist who describes himself most
often as a "generalist" or multi-disciplinarian -- a student of many
inter-related fields. He is a prolific inventor, having spent his
entire life (he is now 90 years old) conceiving of and devising
inventions on various scales which entail the use of innovative
technology.
The film explores Fresco's world of the future,
where scientific method, not politics, rules world operations, and all
human activities and efforts are directed towards achieving dynamic
equilibrium between man and nature.
Future by Design is a
visually and intellectually engaging exploration of one man's vision of
a future where war is outdated, there is no shortage of any necessary
resource, and our focus as a species is sustainability. But far from
presenting a vision of Utopia, this documentary demonstrates a
"possible future" -- with real and viable alternatives to our current
paradigm of militarism and commercialism.
Jacque Fresco is an
outspoken and immediately likable character who's radical and sometimes
irreverent ideas are sure to draw both praise and controversy.
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CATALOG # MC-818
UPC: 671928000245
Documentary
2007 · 40 mins
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VDL Research House: Richard Neutra's Studio and Residence
2-Disc Special Edition
The
VDL Research House was designed by architect Richard J. Neutra in 1932
and served as his studio and residence for the rest of his career.
Uniquely among his projects, it represented the three major phases of
his aesthetic development. It exemplified his early works, which
featured compact volumes in white or silver, with thin surfaces and
bands of windows. The Garden house built behind the VDL house in 1939
shows an emphasis on indoor/outdoor living, with its large windows and
deep overhangs, typical of his work in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
The original house was destroyed by fi re in 1963 and rebuilt in 1966.
Neutra's post-war work refl ected his interest in environmental design,
seen in the VDL House II with its use of site and climate responsive
features.
Disc One: 40
min. documentary film on VDL 1 & 11 by Lauren Weiss Bricker, Ph.D,
Director, Archives - Special Collections, ENV Cal Poly Pomona and
Judith Sheine, Chair of Architecture, Cal Poly Pomona.
· Appearances by Neutra's sons Dion and Raymond; historian, Thomas Hines; and Neutra Associate, John Blanton.
· Historical photographs by Julius Shulman.
· 2 extended interviews with Lauren Weiss Bricker and Judith Sheine.
Disc Two: Interactive Virtual Tour on CD-ROM [ Windows / OSX ]
This
Interactive Virtual Tour utilizes an intuitive multi-referenced
interface to allow users self-directed experiences through a
comprehensive collection of photographs, 3600 VR panoramas, and
drawings. It provides the most engaging and comprehensive documentation
of VDL I & II ever produced.
· Over 75 historical and newly commissioned photographs and 17 VR panoramas.
· Hi-Resolution viewing of archival drawings and Neutra's travel sketches.
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