Details

Subjects:

City planning -- United States.
Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886.
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981.
Renaissance Center (Detroit, Mich.).
Rockefeller Center.
Urban renewal -- United States.
Urban beautification -- United States.
Landscape architecture -- United States.
Parks -- United States -- Design and construction.
Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
Williamsburg (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
North Easton (Mass) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Local subjects:

Art and architecture videos. (search)

Form/Genre:

Documentary films.

System Details:

VHS.

Summary:

Examines various solutions to the problem of bringing nature into the city. Covers the following: Detroit's Renaissance Center; the buildings and monuments of Washington, D.C.; H.H. Richardson's embellishment of North Easton, Mass.; Robert Moses's landscaped highways and public parks; Rockefeller Center; and the restoration of Colonial Williamsburg.

Participant:

Host, Robert A.M. Stern; additional commentary by Max Bond, Leon Kier, Duncan S. McGowan, and Charles M. Wisner.

Contributor:

Stern, Robert A. M. , Host, Commentator
Marks, Stephany. , Producer
Grigor, Murray. , Producer, Director
Malone Gill Productions. , Producer
Films for the Humanities (Firm) , Distributor

OCLC:

14507558

Publisher Number:

FFH 986 Films for the Humanities