Great expectations : a journey through the history of visionary architecture / a First Run/Icarus Films release ; director & editor, Jesper Wachtmeister ; producer, Jonas Kellagher ; a film by Jesper Wachtmeister ; Solaris Filmproduktion ; Eight Millilitres AB; co-production with SVT ... [and others].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wachtmeister, Jesper.

Chilvers, Simon, 1939- narrator.

Silverbullit (Musical group)

Sveriges television.

Icarus Films.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture, Modern--20th century.

Architecture, Modern.

Sustainable architecture.

Architecture and society.

Unbuilt architectural projects.

Architecture--Japan--History--20th century--Influence.

Architecture.

History.

Japan.

Genre:

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming media file : sound, color and black and white

Other Title:

Journey through the history of visionary architecture

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, NY : Icarus Films, [2007]

Language Note:

Narration in English. Some interviews in French, German or Portuguese with English subtitles.

System Details:

System requirements: access to Internet or Intranet ; media player.

Summary:

Looks at innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometimes bizarre architectural projects of the 20th century. Shows how contemporary problems like housing shortages, urban decay and pollution motivate architects to create changes in the way people live. Considers plans that have actually been constructed and animates some unrealized visions to see how they might have looked. Features works by Rudolf Steiner, Le Corbusier, Moshe Safdie, Oscar Niemeyer, Jacque Fresco, Peter Cook, Colin Fournier, Levitt & Sons, Antti Lovag, Peter Vetsch, and Paolo Soler.

Participant:

Narrator: Simon Chilvers.

Credits:

Cinematographer, Simon Pramsten ; animations, MÍans Swanberg, Pistachios ; music, Silverbullit.

Publisher Number:

if-gre Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.