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Architecture on Film

Architecture News - Dec 15, 2009 - 13:44   10198 views

In Public Housing, widely acclaimed as one of Wisemans greatest works, the director turns his lens towards the community of Chicagos Ida B. Wells housing estate. A portrayal of architecture in both its physical and social forms, the film observes the estates residents as characters in an urban set, in an unfolding conversation with their environment.
www.architecturefoundation.org.uk/programme/2009/architecture-on-film/public-housing