Titles tagged with ‘architecture’
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Action Loop (1978)
Produced by the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Authority, this documentary promotes the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop as a way of meeting Melbourne’s growing public transport needs. It includes ...
Antonio Gaudi: to a Dancing God (1974)
The documentary celebrates the work of Catalonian architect Antonio Gaudí (1852–1926), showing his many architectural works around Barcelona and interviewing a range of experts. Gaudí‘s style is a ...
Cradle of Creation (1944)
A compendium of the Middle East filmed by Frank Hurley during his years working as an official war photographer in the Second World War. It covers Iran, Iraq, ...
Home (c1936)
Dedicated to ‘home builders and home lovers everywhere’, and presented by the Rural Bank of New South Wales, Home looks at the changing landscape in home building over ...
In the Mind of the Architect – Episode One: Keeping the Faith (2000)
Keeping the Faith is the first in a series of three programs showcasing contemporary Australian architecture. In this program, some of Australia’s best-known and finest architects talk about ...
Melbourne Today (1931)
The first documentary of Frank Thring’s Cities of the Empire series, this episode is about Melbourne in Victoria. It shows the city’s architectural highlights and public buildings along ...
Minter, R: Home Movies: South-East Asia, India and Rome (1958)
This silent colour 16mm home movie, filmed by Robert Minter, is of a world trip in 1958. It includes his travels to Hong Kong, Thailand, Burma, India, Turkey, ...
Monster or Miracle? Sydney Opera House (1973)
A celebratory film about the construction and opening of the Sydney Opera House. Made just prior to the official opening in 1973, it traces the history of Bennelong ...
No Fences, No Boundaries – Walter Burley Griffin (c1976)
A biography that examines the life and work of architect Walter Burley Griffin (1876 – 1937), based on the unpublished biography by his wife, Marion Mahony (1871 – ...
Provincial Cities of Australia: Ballarat, Victoria (c1932)
This is a travelogue filmed by Arthur Higgins for Frank W Thring’s Efftee Film Productions. It surveys the Victorian town of Ballarat from the days of the gold ...
Singapore Synopsis (1971)
This is a travelogue made by amateur filmmaker Alan Bresnahan during a trip to Singapore in 1971. It includes the city’s colonial architecture, prominent buildings and the Tiger ...
Talkie Season Opens: Wintergarden Theatre (c1929)
This silent historical footage shows the Wintergarden Theatre (now demolished) in Rose Bay, Sydney, as it prepares for the screening of talking pictures. It also features some of ...
The 8th Wonder of the World (1973)
A documentary looking at the newly completed Sydney Opera House, produced at the time of the official opening in 1973. The film looks at the architecture, art and ...
