The Art of Architecture

The Art of Architecture

An exploration of some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.

Genre: Documentary


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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 1 - Norman Foster, Narbo Via, Narbonne

April 11, 2022

Series three begins with Norman Foster - a leading figure in British architecture, famous for The Gerkhin and London's Millennium Bridge.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 2 - Daniel Libeskind, Holocaust Monument of Names, Amsterdam

April 18, 2022

A look at Daniel Libeskind's National Holocaust Memorial of Names in Amsterdam, which commemorates Dutch people who were killed in Nazi concentration camps.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 3 - Liz Diller, The Shed, New York

April 25, 2022

Seeing the potential of the High Line in New York, Liz Diller extravagantly designed The Shed - a truly unique structure, on wheels.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 4 - Yiangou Architects, House in the Cotswolds

May 2, 2022

A look at the work of Cirencester-based Yiangou Architects and it director Ross Sharpe Ross, who have built a reputation for designing new country houses in the Jacobean style, while incorporating influences from a number of periods and styles.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 5 - Brian McKay Lyons, Smith House, Nova Scotia

May 9, 2022

A look at the work of Brian Mackay Lyons, a winner of Canada's Gold Medal for Architecture who is famed for his buildings situated across Nova Scotia.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 6 - Kjetil Thorsen, Wild Reindeer Pavilion, Norway

May 16, 2022

Kjetil Thorsen, Wild Reindeer Pavilion, Norway: An architect with a global presence, the Norwegian's refined approach is displayed on the mountain of Snohetta.

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 7 - Sumayya Vally, Serpentine Pavilion, London

May 23, 2022

Sumayya Vally is the youngest architect to have been invited to design and build the Serpentine Pavilion

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 8 - Niall McLaughlin, Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge

May 30, 2022

McLaughlin's work is characterised by detail, and his latest piece is a library for Magdalene College Cambridge

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 9 - David Chipperfield, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin

June 6, 2022

The man responsible for the restoration of Neue Nationgalerie - Sir David Chipperfield - refuses acclaim for the work

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The Art of Architecture: Season 3 (2022): Episode 10 - Dolunay Villa, Turkey, Foster & Partners

June 13, 2022

Overlooking the Aegean Sea, the Dolunay Villa began as a sketch but transformed into something truly spectacular. Series finale.