John Portman : a life of building.

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Make no little plans Daniel Burnham and the American city / produced by the Archimedia Workshop ; directed and produced by Judith Paine McBrien.

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design | e2 Deeper Shades of Green / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Table of Contents: “…Sponsor and Introduction: design | e2: Deeper Shades of Green (1:31) -- Architect Ken Yeang Inspiration from Prosthetic Devices (2:49) -- Intelligent Design and Integration with Nature (5:44) -- William McDonough - Designing with a New Spirit (4:01) -- Vision and Intelligent Design (2:45) -- Architect/Engineer Dr. …”
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Frank Lloyd Wright Truth Against the World / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Wright Reinventing the World (3:11) -- Legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright (1:47) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Celebrated Architect (0:43) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Rule Breaker (1:51) -- Mike Wallace Interview with Frank Lloyd Wright (1:05) -- Wright's Earliest Influence (0:54) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Chaotic Childhood (1:21) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Welsh Roots (0:42) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Love of Nature (0:46) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Divorce (1:18) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: College Years (0:49) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Introduction into Architectural Community (1:33) -- Louis Sullivan and the 1898 World's Fair (0:54) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Chief Draftsman (1:40) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Oak Park, Illinois (1:21) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: First Home (1:26) -- Wright's Betrayal (0:59) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Refining Style (0:53) -- American Style (1:35) -- Features of a Wright Home (1:16) -- Revolution in Architecture: Prairie Houses (0:54) -- Architecture as Master Art Form (1:02) -- Public Spaces (1:26) -- Larkin Building (3:03) -- Client Relations (2:12) -- Golden Boy (1:27) -- Wright on Religion (0:32) -- Unity Temple (3:42) -- Beautiful House Ugly Home (2:59) -- Mamah Borthwick Cheney (2:36) -- Frank Lloyd Wright Abandons Family (1:11) -- Wright in Europe: Voluntary Exile (1:00) -- Taliesin: A New Home (1:39) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Organic Architecture (3:11) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Scandal Reborn (1:06) -- Mamah Murdered (3:55) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Grief (1:27) -- Frank Lloyd Wright:: Japan (3:52) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Imperial Hotel (1:34) -- Frank Lloyd Wrigh Marries Miriam Noel (2:33) -- Textile Blocks: Frank Lloyd Wright's Vision (1:16) -- Frank Lloyd Wright:Family Dynamics (1:07) -- Olga: Natural Beauty (2:08) -- Miriam Noel Pursues Wright and Olgivanna (1:54) -- Frank Lloyd Wright:Second Taleisin Disaster (1:04) -- Frank Lloyd Wright: Stock Market Crash (2:42)…”
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design | e2 Green for All / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

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Pedro E. Guerrero : A Photographer's Journey / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

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New York, 1946-2003 The Center of the World / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

Table of Contents: “…New York's 400 Year March to the Center of the World (3:13) -- Everyone has a New York in their heads (0:53) -- Artistic Perspective (2:08) -- Symbol of Modernity (2:07) -- Twin Towers - Last of their Kind (2:23) -- Moonshot of Structural Engineering (3:30) -- The Last Great Project (2:14) -- Saving Lower Manhattan (3:03) -- Rockefeller's Motivation (2:21) -- Downtown Lower Manhattan Association (3:43) -- Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (4:58) -- Nelson Rockefeller (1:29) -- Violating the First Law of Economics (1:29) -- Aesthetic Impression of the Twin Towers (1:49) -- Resistance from New Jersey (3:47) -- Biggest Building Project Since the Egyptian Pyramids (5:30) -- Architect Minoru Yamasaki (3:39) -- Final World Trade Center Design (2:55) -- Reaction to the Final Design (2:05) -- 'The Buildings You Loved to Hate' (3:49) -- Urban Renewal Formula of the 1960s (2:59) -- 'King of Cortlandt Street' (3:49) -- Leveling Cortlandt Street (1:32) -- Quote from Ada Louise Huxtable, Architecture Critic (0:40) -- 'What I Had Now in My Chest Was a Dream' (1:41) -- Genius of the Twin Towers (2:44) -- August 5th, 1966 - Work Begins (0:47) -- Conquering the Wind (4:41) -- Public Relations (0:59) -- Construction of the Twin Towers (2:17) -- Unprecedented Safety Check (2:41) -- Vietnam (2:16) -- December 23rd, 1970 - Completion (3:10) -- Resisting Vitality (3:27) -- Tenants of the World Trade Center (1:00) -- New York's Descent (1:59) -- Austin Tobin's Last Visit (2:55)…”
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Thomas Jefferson. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

Table of Contents: “…Thomas Jefferson Anecdote (1:13) -- Thomas Jefferson: Historical Enigma (3:33) -- Declaration of Independence (1:48) -- Thomas Jefferson and Slavery (2:11) -- Early Years of Thomas Jefferson (1:25) -- Thomas Jefferson: Best Friend (1:36) -- Jefferson at College of William and Mary (1:32) -- Thomas Jefferson and the Enlightenment (1:51) -- Thomas Jefferson: Law and Politics (1:28) -- Thomas Jefferson: Architect (0:40) -- Thomas Jefferson: Marriage (1:42) -- Thomas Jefferson's Sadness (2:03) -- Monticello: Safe Haven (1:01) -- Stamp Act (1:19) -- Revolt Against Britain (1:12) -- British Brand Jefferson as Traitor (1:57) -- Jefferson at the Continental Congress (0:39) -- First Continental Congress (2:13) -- Jefferson the Writer (1:03) -- Thomas Jefferson: Private Losses (1:57) -- Continental Congress Votes for Independence (1:50) -- Jefferson Drafts a Declaration of Independence (2:26) -- Gore Vidal on Thomas Jefferson (0:57) -- Text of Declaration of Independence: "Magic Words" of American History (1:48) -- Acceptable and Unattainable Truths (1:00) -- America's Anniversary Festival (1:38) -- Jefferson's View of American Society (1:49) -- Sacrifices of Thomas Jefferson (1:14) -- Slave-Owning Patriots (1:41) -- Paradox of Slavery (1:06) -- Jefferson Against Aristocratic Rule (1:09) -- Jefferson and Religious Freedom (1:42) -- Jefferson: Great Man Among Great Men (1:32) -- Jefferson's Troubles as War Governor (2:32) -- Birth of Jefferson's Last Child (3:17) -- Death of Jefferson's Wife (2:20) -- Jefferson's Book Published (1:29) -- Thomas Jefferson: Equality and Race (1:48) -- Paradox of Jefferson the Slaveholder (2:43) -- Jefferson: Transgression Against Mankind (3:12) -- Jefferson in France (2:29) -- Jefferson in Paris High Society (1:59) -- Thomas Jefferson's Diplomatic Life in Paris (2:09) -- Thomas Jefferson in Love (4:08) -- Jefferson's Emotional Life (2:35) -- Jefferson at Home in Monticello (1:40)…”
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Frank Lloyd Wright The Fellowship / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

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Nova collection, Ground Zero Supertower.

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Poetry in America. with Elisa New ; written and directed by Elisa New ; producer, Leah Reis-Dennis ; Verse Video Education.

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design | e2 The Green Machine / Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)

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Elusive justice.

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Poetry in America. with Elisa New ; written and directed by Elisa New ; producer, Leah Reis-Dennis ; Verse Video Education.

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10 Buildings That Changed the World Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.).

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NOVA. Istanbul's ancient mystery / written, produced and directed by Gary Glassman ; co-produced & directed by Larry Klein ; a NOVA production by Providence Pictures, co-produced w...

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