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Robert A.M. Stern: 15 Central Park West and the History of the New York Apartment House

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 19, 2015 1 video

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Explorations in 21st Century American Architecture Series Even during the Great Recession of 2008, one new apartment house in New York City continued to set the bar for real-estate prices: 15 Central Park West. Designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects, the lavish, limestone-clad structure from…

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Yoshio Taniguchi: The New Museum of Modern Art

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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Landmarks in 21st Century American Architecture Series Architect Yoshio Taniguchi, revered in his native country of Japan for the design of consummately minimal museums, won the much-coveted commission to expand and renovate the Museum of Modern Art in New York City in 1997. Opened in 2004, the…

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Jean Nouvel: Guthrie Theater

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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Landmarks in 21st Century American Architecture Series French architect Jean Nouvel has long been known in Europe for his bold, shimmering glass museums, concert halls, and high-rise towers. Now the much-acclaimed new Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which opened in 2006, is displaying…

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Kiki Smith: Squatting The Palace

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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This film takes a circular approach to an artist who works in overlapping spirals of creative energy. Smith works in her home – not in a space specifically designed as a studio but on the 2nd floor of her East Village townhouse. There, amidst her books, a pet bird, and tiny kitchenette, Smith…

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Sol LeWitt: Wall Drawings

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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During the four decades of his career, Sol LeWitt produced more than 1200 wall drawings using a deliberately limited repertoire of lines and geometric shapes to create works of remarkable complexity. Born in 1928 in Hartford, Connecticut, LeWitt is considered one of the key pioneers of conceptual…

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Roy Lichtenstein: Tokyo Brushstrokes

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 19, 2015 1 video

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This film offers comprehensive documentation on a major public sculpture by the Pop master, Roy Lichtenstein. Just as he drew inspiration from cartoons and advertising to produce some of the most indelible images in contemporary painting, Lichtenstein became intrigued by a brushstroke he saw in a…

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The Architecture of Gwathmey Siegel: In Search of Clarity

from Checkerboard Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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Charles Gwathmey has held steadfast to the spirit of modernism in his architecture from the day he successfully built his parents’ home in 1967 based on the theories of Le Corbusier and American individualism. Avoiding the nostalgia of fashionable postmodernism throughout the eighties, Gwathmey…

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Back to Eden Gardening OFFICIAL FILM

from Dana & Sarah Films PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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BACK TO EDEN is a documentary about Paul Gautschi, an American gardener and arborist who pioneered a no-till vegetable gardening technique that uses wood chips to conserve water, regenerate the soil, and grow nutrient-rich healthy food. BACK TO EDEN shares Paul's lifelong journey, walking with God…

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Nuclear Waste in the Irish Sea

from Concord Media PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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What is the effect of pumping radioactive waste into the sea? What is the effect of pumping radioactive waste into the sea? It had been thought that it remained in the sediment of the sea bed, but now there are other theories; can we afford to take the risk? What sort of future are we making? This…

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Restricted Treatment

from Concord Media PRO on August 25, 2015 1 video

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A controversial unit for dealing with prisoners with psychiatric problems, near Manchester. Looks at a controversial unit for dealing with prisoners with psychiatric problems at Prestwich Hospital near Manchester. Designed to rehabilitate its patients to take their place in the world outside, Prestwich…

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Parent/Child Relationships

from Concord Media PRO on August 25, 2015 1 video

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Discussion starter about parent/teenager conflict. Jane is 16; she want to join a high-spirited girlfriend for a night in a nearby college town. Jane feels she is mature enough to handle more freedom. Her mother disagrees. The issues: Can parents and children communicate objectively? Why the quarrels?…

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Nuclear Nightmare

from Concord Media PRO on August 18, 2015 1 video

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About the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg in the USA. In March 1979 the nuclear power station at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg in the USA came close to the brink of disaster. A malfunctioning valve in the cooling system caused the reactor to overheat and nearly brought about…

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