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The Architecture Collection includes the following titles:

Future of Mud - imageFuture of Mud

This is the story of Komusa Tenapo, master mason and heir to the secrets of Djenne architecture, the traditional use of mud in Malian buildings.

Icarus Films | 2007 | 58 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Grand Paris - imageGrand Paris

French President Nicolas Sarkozy wants to turn Paris into the model super-metropolis for the 21st century, and plenty of world-class architects would like the job.

Icarus Films | 2009 | 50 minutes | 9-12, College, Adult
Great Expectations - imageGreat Expectations

A journey through innovative, futuristic, utopian and sometimes bizarre architecture projects.

Icarus Films | 2007 | 52 minutes | 7-9, 10-12, College, Adult
I.M. PEI - imageI.M. PEI

Architect I.M. Pei returns to his home city of Suzhou, China to build a modern museum that complements the architecture of the 2,500 year-old city and sets a course for modern Chinese architecture.

Bullfrog Films | 2010 | 53 minutes | 10 - 12, College, Adults
Kochuu - imageKochuu

A compelling illustration of how the aesthetics of Japanese architecture and design are expressed through simple means, and also shows that the best Japanese architecture, wherever it appears, expresses spiritual qualities that enrich human life.

Icarus Films | 2003 | 53 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Lagos / Koolhaas - imageLagos / Koolhaas

Renowned architect Rem Koolhaas and students from The Harvard Project on the City explore Lagos, Nigeria, interpreting the chaotic city in an innovative, surprising way.

Icarus Films | 2002 | 55 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Living With The Past - imageLiving With The Past
Cairo is one of the few medieval cities in the world that remains relatively intact. This a portrait of Darb al-Ahmar, a neighborhood in the old city now facing a process of radical change.
Icarus Films | 2001 | 56 minutes | 10-12, College, Adult
Malls R Us - imageMalls R Us

From impressive architectural projects to economic, environmental and social concerns, everything about shopping malls, and more.

Icarus Films | 2008 | 78 minutes | 8-12, College, Adult
Microtopia - imageMicrotopia

Explores how architects, artists and ordinary problem-solvers are pushing the limits of living space. How low can you go?

Icarus Films | 2013 | 52 minutes
Mille Gilles - imageMille Gilles
The thought and ideas of the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, and his impact on creative work and communities around the world.
Icarus Films | 1997 | 44 minutes | 11-12, College, Adult

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