Architecture
Arkansas: Its Architectural Heritage
VHS, 45 min. each, 1981-1984, Study guide available
Part One: 1800-1861
Cy Sutherland, architecture professor at University of Arkansas, guides the viewer through a series of significant architectural sites which portray the cultural values of Arkansans in the decades prior to the Civil War. Sutherland's relaxed manner quietly enhances the pictorial evaluation of the three major architectural phases: Pioneer, Territorial, and Greek Revival.
Part Two: 1865-1917
The second part of this film/video series examines both the high-style Beaux Arts architecture of the Victorian era and the vernacular or untutored design in Arkansas during a time which witnessed an explosion of new architectural forms. From the Old State House to the new Capitol, Sutherland traces the decline of the provincial Old South to the emergence of a new, modern South in anticipation of the third part of the series.
Part Three: 1918-Present
This film looks at the radical changes in architectural styles in the modern period. We see influences of Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Miles Van der Rohe, and other great architects of the twentieth century in architecture around the state.
Part One: 1800-1861
Cy Sutherland, architecture professor at University of Arkansas, guides the viewer through a series of significant architectural sites which portray the cultural values of Arkansans in the decades prior to the Civil War. Sutherland's relaxed manner quietly enhances the pictorial evaluation of the three major architectural phases: Pioneer, Territorial, and Greek Revival.
Part Two: 1865-1917
The second part of this film/video series examines both the high-style Beaux Arts architecture of the Victorian era and the vernacular or untutored design in Arkansas during a time which witnessed an explosion of new architectural forms. From the Old State House to the new Capitol, Sutherland traces the decline of the provincial Old South to the emergence of a new, modern South in anticipation of the third part of the series.
Part Three: 1918-Present
This film looks at the radical changes in architectural styles in the modern period. We see influences of Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Gropius, Miles Van der Rohe, and other great architects of the twentieth century in architecture around the state.
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Architecture
Castle
VHS, 58 min., 1983, Study guide available
Colorful animation is combined with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. The design, construction, defense, and ultimate decay of the castle are chronicled. The castle's cultural and sociological significance as well as it architectural design are explained.
Colorful animation is combined with live-action documentary sequences to tell the story of a 13th-century Welsh castle. The design, construction, defense, and ultimate decay of the castle are chronicled. The castle's cultural and sociological significance as well as it architectural design are explained.
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Architecture
Cathedral
VHS, 58 min., 1985, Study guide available
A combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, this program takes you to France's most famous and awe-inspiring cathedrals. More than just an informative narrative on construction, Cathedral tells tales from the period, revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity and intrigue. Such famous cathedrals as Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Notre Dame de Paris, and Lyon are visited.
A combination of spectacular location sequences and cinema-quality animation, this program takes you to France's most famous and awe-inspiring cathedrals. More than just an informative narrative on construction, Cathedral tells tales from the period, revealing fascinating stories of life and death, faith and despair, prosperity and intrigue. Such famous cathedrals as Chartres, Reims, Amiens, Bourges, Notre Dame de Paris, and Lyon are visited.
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Architecture
Pyramid
VHS, 60 min., 1988, Study guide available CC
Rising up out of the Egyptian desert is an enormous structure that startles the imagination the Great Pyramid at Giza. How is it possible that more than two million blocks of stone, some weighing 15 tons, were fitted together in such a magnificent shape by a civilization that existed in 2500 B.C.? Host David Macaulay explores the geography, history, archeology, mythology, and religion of the ancient Egyptians through a combination of live footage and animation.
Rising up out of the Egyptian desert is an enormous structure that startles the imagination the Great Pyramid at Giza. How is it possible that more than two million blocks of stone, some weighing 15 tons, were fitted together in such a magnificent shape by a civilization that existed in 2500 B.C.? Host David Macaulay explores the geography, history, archeology, mythology, and religion of the ancient Egyptians through a combination of live footage and animation.
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Architecture
Roman City
VHS, 60 MIN., 1994, Study guide available CC
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire linked Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa into a single, giant commercial and political unit that stayed mostly peaceful for two centuries. In part, the empire was maintained by Rome's powerful military. Yet the spread of Roman civilization across the vast empire was carried out in large part by another force: the Roman city. Roman City also looks at structures the homes, temples, amphitheaters, and other structures where people conducted their daily lives.
Two thousand years ago, the Roman Empire linked Western Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa into a single, giant commercial and political unit that stayed mostly peaceful for two centuries. In part, the empire was maintained by Rome's powerful military. Yet the spread of Roman civilization across the vast empire was carried out in large part by another force: the Roman city. Roman City also looks at structures the homes, temples, amphitheaters, and other structures where people conducted their daily lives.
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Architecture