Harry Seidler: Modernist.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bloomsbury Press.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Modernity and modernism.

Documentary film.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file)

Distribution:

London: Bloomsbury Video. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2022.

Other Title:

Bloomsbury Video Library.

Place of Publication:

Film Art Media Pty Ltd (FAM). 2019.

Biography/History:

<i>Harry Seidler</i>, OBE (25 June 1923 - 9 March 2006) was an Austrian-born Australian architect who is considered to be one of the leading exponents of Modernism's methodology in Australia and the first architect to fully express the principles of the Bauhaus in Australia. Seidler designed more than 180 buildings and he received much recognition for his contribution to the architecture of Australia. Seidler consistently won architectural awards every decade throughout his Australian career of almost 58 years across the varied categories - his residential work from 1950, his commercial work from 1964, and his public commissions from the 1970s. He was a controversial figure throughout his long career as he regularly publicly criticised planning authorities and the planning system in Sydney. Directed by Daryl Dellora, Produced by Charlotte Seymour & Sue Maslin, Written by Daryl Dellora with Ian Wansbrough, Narrated by Marta Dusseldorp, Edited by Mark Atkin, Original Music by John Phillips, Developed with the assistance of Screen NSW & Film Victoria. Produced with the assistance of Screen Australia & Film Victoria. .

Summary:

The first documentary retrospective of <i><i>Harry Seidler's</i></i> architectural legacy, Harry Seidler: Modernist reveals an intimate portrait of his extraordinary life and internationally recognised work. Seidler is acclaimed as one of the greatest modernist architects. He won every architectural major prize in Australia, is represented in every major city, and was embraced internationally by the likes of <i><i>Norman Foster </i>(</i>the London Gherkin) and <i><i>Renzo Piano & Richard Rogers</i></i> (Pompidou Centre, Paris). During a career that spanned almost sixty years he worked in New York, Paris, China, and Mexico, reshaped Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Vienna and prompted architects and artists from all over the world to look to his work as an inspiration. Seidler typified the practice of mid-century modernism in Australia more than any other. From the moment he arrived in Sydney his private homes were in demand and his uniquely stylised and innovatively engineered tower blocks came to dominate the skyline. International buildings include the Australian Embassy in Paris and the Wohnpark Neue Donau in Vienna. 2016 marks 10 years since the death of Harry Seidler and this timely documentary will deliver an exhilarating retrospective of Seidler's architectural vision. .

Credits:

Director, Daryl Dellora ; producer, Charlotte Seymour, Sue Maslin ; screenwriter, Daryl Dellora, Ian Wansbrough.

ISBN:

9781350919969

OCLC:

1356504410

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.