Architecture
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Arne Jacobson: Architect and Designer
Arne Jacobsen is one of the big names in architecture and design. Over a period of almost 50 years he created works within all aspects of the art of construction. As an industrial designer he created lamps and furniture of which the chairs have become the most widespread designer furniture sold internationally since World War II. He was also a distinguished watercolour artist, which completes the picture of a talented man.
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The first French settlers in Canada brought their building methods and architectural aesthetics from Normandy and Brittany. This video visits historic homes in Normandy, built as the explorers set sail for the New World, and then contrasts them with architectural landmarks in early settlements in Quebec and the Maritimes.
Features
Directed by Katherine Jeans, Narrated by Holly Larocque, Produced by Katherine Jeans, Neil Bregman, Barry Hobin, Sound Venture, In Homes by Design, 42 (Ottawa, ON: Sound Venture, 1998), 24 minutes
This video traces the roots of the Queen Anne, Italianate, and Gothic Revival styles in Britain and visits historic homes built contemporaneously in Canada. It also visits a new home in western Canada that reflects the continuing influence of Victorian architecture.
Wolf Prix is one of the most successful architects from Europe. Since the foundation of Coop Himmelb(l)au in 1968 he has managed to establish himself as a star and revolutionist in the architecture scene. This film provides an exclusive insight into his controversial views on politics, society and culture which reflect on his buildings and have spread a new critical perception on traditional doctrines of architecture.