Publisher's Synopsis
Documentary series that looks at the work of superstar architects and some of their most renowned creations. This five-volume set contains the complete series. The films comprise: 'The Dessau Bauhaus by Walter Gropius', 'The Siza School', 'Family Lodgings in Guise', 'Nemausus 1', 'The Georges Pompidou Centre', 'The Vienna Savings Bank', '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', 'The Paris Fine Arts School By Felix Duban', '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', 'The Municipal Centre of Saynatsalo By Alvaar Alto', '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', 'The Abbey Church of Sainte Foy at Conques', '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'.
