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The Brits who built the modern world. 1, The freedom of the future / series produced and directed by Peter Sweasey ; an Oxford Film and Television production.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, British--20th century.
- Architecture, British.
- Architects--Great Britain--Interviews.
- Architects.
- Architecture--History--20th century.
- Architecture.
- Architecture, Postmodern--Great Britain.
- Architecture, Postmodern.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (50 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Freedom of the future
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2014.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- How an exceptional generation of British architects, led by Norman Foster and Richard Rogers, conquered the globe with their high-tech vision. The first episode includes glimpses of some of their most stunning recent work, such as London's new 'Cheesegrater' skyscraper, Spaceport America and the KK100 skyscraper in China (the tallest tower ever built by a British architect), before looking in detail at some of their revolutionary projects from the 1960's and 70's. Foster, Rogers, Nicholas Grimshaw, Michael Hopkins and Terry Farrell were born within six years of each other in the 1930's; shaped by both the optimism of the post-war years and the sixties counterculture, these pillars of today's establishment began their careers as outsiders and radicals. Rogers and his collaborators tell the story of one of the most influential buildings of the 20th century - the Pompidou Centre in Paris - the result of a contest he didn't want to enter and no-one ever thought they would win. Other early projects featured include Norman Foster's glassy Willis Faber & Dumas Headquarters in Ipswich, Farrell & Grimshaw's corrugated aluminium tower block next to Regent's Park in London and the industrial-style Hopkins House in Hampstead.
- Participant:
- Narrated by Rebecca Front.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed February 09, 2017).
- OCLC:
- 974253625
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