Architectures: Complete Series (UK-import)
Complete collection of films from the documentary series that looks at the work of well-known architects and some of their most renowned creations. Volume 1 includes: 'The Dessau Bauhaus By Walter Gropius', 'The Siza School', 'Family Lodgings in Guise', 'Nemausus 1', 'The Georges Pompidou Centre' and 'The Vienna Savings Bank'. Volume 2 includes: 'The Johnson Building By Frank Lloyd Wright', 'The Galleria Umberto I', 'Lyon Satolas TGV Station By Santiago Calatrava', 'The Stone Thermal Baths By Peter Zumthor' and 'The Paris Fine Arts School By Felix Duban'. Volume 3 includes: 'The Jewish Museum Berlin By Daniel Libeskind', 'The Garnier Opera By Charles Garnier', 'The Convent of La Tourette By Le Courbusier', 'The Casa Mila By Antoni Gaudi', 'The Auditorium Building in Chicago By Louis Harris Sullivan' and 'The Municipal Centre of Saynatsalo By Alvaar Alto'. Volume 4 includes: 'Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans By Claude Nicolas Ledoux', 'La Maison de Verre By Pierre Chareau', 'The Guggenheim Museum', 'Bilbao By Frank Gehry', 'Jean Prouve's House', 'Multimedia Library of Sendai By Toyo Ito' and 'The Abbey Church of Sainte Foy at Conques'. Volume 5 includes: 'The Alhambra, Granada', 'The House of Sugimoto, Kyoto', 'The Reception and Congress Building in Rome By Adalberto Libera', 'The Yoyogi Olympic Gymnasiums By Kenzo Tange', 'The Villa Barbaro (Villa di Maser) By Andrea Palladio' and 'Phaeno Science Center in Wolfsburg By Zaha Hadid'. Volume 6 includes: 'The Royal Mosque at Isfahan', 'The Pyramid of the Pharoah Djoser at Saqqara', 'The Philharmonie Luxembourg', 'The Menier Chocolate Factory', 'The SAS Royal Hotel' and 'Saint Pancras Station'. Volume 7 includes: 'The German Pavilion in Barcelona', 'Ewha the Seoul Hidden University', 'The Sainte-Genevieve Library', 'The Church of Notre-Dame du Raincy', 'The Igualada Cemetery' and 'The Maisons Castle'. Volume 8 includes: 'The National Dance Centre', 'The Citadel of Lille', 'VitraHaus', 'Cologne Cathedral', 'The Citadel of Leisure, the Pompeia Social Service Centre' and 'The Rolex Learning Centre'. Volume 9 includes: 'The Glass Galleon', 'The French Communist Party's Headquarters', 'The Glasgow School of Art', 'The Unal House', 'Itimid-ud-Daulah, the Mughal Mausoleum' and 'The Van Nelle Factory in Rotterdam'. Volume 10 includes: 'The Wa Shan Guesthouse', 'Roissy 1', 'The Iron House', 'The Phillips Exeter Academy Library', 'The Home for All at Rikuzentakata' and 'The Hotels De Soubise and De Rohan'. Also included in the collection are the two films that make up 'Paris' (2010). Stan Neumann's 'Paris: 19th Century - The Invention of a Modern City' is based on the work of art historian Francois Loyer, and explores how Paris transformed into a modern city and became the capital of France. Richard Copans's 'Paris Periph' examines the outskirts of the city and the possibility of turning noise pollution into energy.