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Skyscraper

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New Y

1959

Look at Life: Top People

An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the penth

1960

Monument to the Dream

Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to as

1967

High Steel

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk Indi

1965

David Macaulay: Pyramid

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who

1989

Eiffel, les derniers secrets

2023

The Making of Jurassic World VelociCoaster

An inside look at the creation of Universal Orlando Resort's new Jurassic World VelociCoaster.

2021

If You Build It

A year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms where students design & build to transform their hometown community. The film fo

2013

Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre

Take a look behind the curtain to see the vast history and recent renovation of one of Rochester, New York's most famous landmarks. Architects, theate

2010

Skydancer

For more than 120 years, Mohawk ironworkers have raised America’s modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly atop s

2011

Abegweit

A day-to-day record of the construction of the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, Abegweit reveals some of the innovat

1998

La Rose et le Barrage

A parallel montage of the construction of a dam in Galicia and the architecture of a small Roman-style church.

1963

Blue Vinyl

With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning cine

2002

Great Pyramid K 2019

Today we cut the granite with diamond-cut blade as is one of the most difficult rocks to cut due to its hardness.How could the egyptians, if it was th

2019

La Grande Aventure du France

2020

A380 : Le Dernier Envol de lavion roi

2021

Rebuilding the World Trade Center

Chronicling the reconstruction of the World Trade Center and restoration of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the construction workers who ma

2013

Druckgefäß Kahl

A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear powe

1960

Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various field

1968

Cutting Corners

With building collapses happening around the country, activists band together to confront the real estate developers and hold them accountable for the

2021