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10 Must-See Architecture Documentaries, Films, and Series Streaming on Netflix

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 07:30:00 +0000

With over 3,000 categories and entertainment genres in the span of 25 years, Netflix has offered its users an array of content, ranging from feature films and sitcoms to documentaries and competition shows. Among these numerous genres is a selection dedicated to architecture and design enthusiasts, one that gives them access to the minds of the world's greatest designers and highlights unique projects from across the world. Whether you're looking for design inspiration or searching for something new to watch, we have selected 10 must-see architecture and design-related documentaries, TV shows, and films currently streaming on Netflix.

The Best Bauhaus Documentaries Available to Watch Online

Dima Stouhi — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000

2019 marks a century of Bauhaus, the school-turned-movement whose influence withstood forced relocations, political meddling, and eventual closure. Despite dramatic shifts in technology, taste, and style in architecture in the years since, Bauhaus remains one of the most significant subjects of architectural/design education and has even captured the interest of the wider public.

7 Short Films About Architecture That You Won't Find on Netflix

Nicolás Valencia — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 06:00:00 +0000

If a work can be photographed, drawn, or expressed in words, it can also be the star of a film. This can be seen in Arquitectura en Corto, a Spanish cycle of short films about innovation and trends in contemporary architecture.

BIG's LEGO House has its own "Block-Buster" Netflix Documentary

Niall Patrick Walsh — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 12:00:00 +0000

The LEGO House by Bjarke Ingels Group now has its own Netflix documentary. Taking viewers on a journey through the conception, design, construction, and opening of the LEGO House, the documentary offers an insight into the challenges faced throughout the process, and the thoughts and reflections of the project’s key contributors, including Bjarke Ingels.

Architecture Documentaries to Watch in 2018

Eduardo Souza — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 09:00:00 +0000

The new year is here! And with it, a new slate of documentaries we're dying to see.

Of all the media forms, film seems to be the most adept at making a personal connection with viewers, offering a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of a great architect, the construction, and performance of a project or an issue that is confronting the entire architecture community. This year's films are no exception, as we get the chance to learn about the daily routines of Bjarke Ingels and Paulo Mendes da Rocha, projects by Tadao Ando and Glenn Murcutt, and the troubles of urbanization and gentrification.

Check out this year's list below, and find more great architecture documentaries with our Architecture Documentaries to Watch in 2017, Architecture Documentaries to Watch in 2015, our top 40 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2014, and our 30 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2013.

BIG Changes on the Horizon for Bjarke Ingels and His Firm

Karina Zatarain — Mon, 08 May 2017 14:15:00 +0000

“The greatest thing about being an architect,” pronounced Bjarke Ingels, “is that you build buildings.”

Architecture Documentaries To Watch In 2017

AD Editorial Team — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 08:00:00 +0000

Following our favorite Architecture Documentaries to Watch in 2015, our top 40 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2014, and our choice 30 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2013, we're looking ahead to 2017! Our latest round up presents a collection of the most critically acclaimed, popular and often under-represented films and documentaries that provoke, intrigue, inform and beguile. From biopics of Eero Saarinen, Frei Otto and Laurie Baker, to presentations of Chinese "palaces" and the architecture of Africa, Cambodia and India, these are our top picks.

The Legacy of Wells Coates: A Mini-Documentary About Modern Icons

Kaley Overstreet — Sun, 15 May 2016 08:00:00 +0000

The Legacy of Wells Coates is a mini-documentary by photographer Baker and director Alex Simpson that explores the modern designs of two of Well Coates' most iconic buildings: the Isokon Building in London and Brighton's Embassy Court. Both buildings have been restored and adapted, and are occupied by residents who give their insights on the architectural significance of their homes in this short film.

Watch Over 50 Architecture Documentaries Via This YouTube Channel

Patrick Lynch — Sat, 09 Apr 2016 08:00:00 +0000

UPDATE: The videos are no longer available on YouTube. :(

Over the past 20 years, many of the most renowned European cultural institutions - including ARTE France, Les Films d’Ici, the Louvre, the Ministry of Culture and Communication Department of Architecture and Heritage, Centre Pompidou, City of Architecture and Heritage, Musée d'Orsay and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe - have come together to produce more than 50 architecture documentaries devoted to the most significant achievements of architecture, its beginnings, and the latest creations of the great architects of today. Now, these videos are accessible to the public via the YouTube Channel ACB (Art and Culture Bureau).

Architecture Documentaries To Watch In 2015

James Taylor-Foster — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 09:00:50 +0000

Following our top 40 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2014 and our favourite 30 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2013, 2015 is no exception! Our latest round up continues to feature a fantastic range of films and documentaries telling the tales of unsung architectural heroes and unheard urban narratives from around the world. This entirely fresh selection looks past the panoply of stars to bring you more of the best architectural documentaries which will provoke, intrigue and beguile.

MICROTOPIA: Free on ArchDaily for the Next 24 Hours

Vanessa Quirk — Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

For twenty-four hours only (until 5:59PM EST February 15th), ArchDaily readers have been given the exclusive opportunity to watch the documentary, MICROTOPIA, in its entirety, for free.

MICROTOPIA to Stream Free on ArchDaily for 24 Hours

Vanessa Quirk — Thu, 13 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000

An awesome documentary that somehow didn't fall on our radar in time to be included in our "40 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2014," MICROTOPIA is an in-depth look at fascinating, provocative micro-dwellings and the people who design/live in them.

40 Architecture Docs to Watch In 2014

James Taylor-Foster — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 01:00:00 +0000

This time last year we published our 30 Architecture Docs to Watch in 2013 featuring a fantastic range of films telling the tales of some of the world's greatest unsung architectural heroes. We now bring you eleven more for 2014, looking past the panoply of stars to bring you more of the best architectural documentaries which will provoke, intrigue and beguile.

The 30 Architecture Docs To Watch In 2013

Nicky Rackard — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 01:00:00 +0000

With awards season in full swing, Hollywood's sparkly razamtaz occupies our television screens. But what about the unsung, architectural heros of film? What about the films that are less ‘Schindler's List’ and more ‘Schindlers Hauser’, less ‘Wrath Of Kahn’ and more ‘Louis Kahn’. We look past the panoply of stars to bring you 30 of the best Architecture Documentaries which will provoke, intrigue and beguile in 2013.