Edition |
Widescreen. |
Description |
1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
System Details |
DVD, NTSC, region 1, widescreen presentation; stereo. |
Language |
In English with optinal subtitles in Engilsh for the deaf and hard of hearing. |
Performer |
Host, Geoffrey Baer. |
Note |
Originally broadcast on PBS May 12, 2013. |
Audience |
Rating: TVPG. |
Summary |
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. |
Contents |
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. |
Note |
Special features: Bonus video; curriculum guide. |
Subject |
Virginia State Capitol (Richmond, Va.)
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Trinity Church (Boston, Mass.)
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Robie House (Chicago, Ill.)
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Seagram Building (New York, N.Y.)
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Dulles International Airport.
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Vanna Venturi House (Philadelphia, Pa.)
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Walt Disney Concert Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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Architecture -- United States -- History.
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Architects -- United States -- History.
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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
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Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886.
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Sullivan, Louis H., 1856-1924.
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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959.
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Khan, Albert.
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Gruen, Victor, 1903-1980.
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Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig, 1886-1969.
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Saarinen, Eero, 1910-1961.
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Venturi, Robert.
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Gehry, Frank O., 1929-
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Genre/Form |
Historical television programs.
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Documentary television programs.
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Nonfiction television programs.
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Television programs -- United States.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Protess, Dan.
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Baer, Geoffrey.
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Window to the World Communications, Inc.
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Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
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PBS Distribution (Firm)
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Added Title |
Ten buildings that changed America |
ISBN |
9781608839032 |
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1608839036 |
Standard No. |
841887019064 |
Music No. |
TENB601 PBS |
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