10 buildings that changed America /

10 buildings that changed America / Ten buildings that changed America a production of WTTW Chicago ; written and produced by Dan Protess. , United States - 1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. - 006000 - 4 3/4 in.

Full screen. Originally broadcast on PBS May 12, 2013. Special features: Bonus videos "Virginia State Capitol and the Civil War," "Trinity Time Capsule," "The Wainwright Tomb," Early Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright" ; curriculum guide.

Virginia State Capitol ; Trinity Church ; Wainwright Building ; Robie House ; Highland Park Ford Plant ; Southdale Center ; Seagram Building ; Dulles International Airport ; Vanna Venturi House ; Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Director of photography, Tim Boyd; editor, Paul Thornton; original score, Steve Mullen. Director of photography, Tim Boyd; editor, Paul Thornton; original score, Steve Mullen.

Host, Geoffrey Baer.

10 Buildings That Changed America tells the stories of ten influential works of architecture, the people who imagined them, and the way these landmarks ushered in innovative cultural shifts throughout our society. These 10 Buildings represent architects who dared to strike out on their own and design radical new types of buildings that permanently altered our environmental and cultural landscape.

TV Parental Guidings Rating: PG.


Accompanying Curriculum Guide requires DVD-ROM drive and Adobe Reader.


In English with optional subtitles in English for the deaf and hard of hearing.

9781608839032 1608839036

841887019064

TENB601 PBS

Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

2015602601


Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Richardson, H. H. 1838-1886.
Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924.
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
Kahn, Albert, 1869-1942.
Gruen, Victor, 1903-1980.
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961.
Venturi, Robert.
Gehry, Frank O., 1929-


Virginia State Capitol (Richmond, Va.)
Trinity Church (Boston, Mass.)
Robie House (Chicago, Ill.)
Seagram Building (New York, N.Y.)
Dulles International Airport.
Vanna Venturi House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)


Architecture--History.--United States
Architects--History.--United States


Historical television programs.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

DVD 7332 (viewing copy)

333.7`153 SOC 2001