Two architects

United Kingdom, 1966

Film
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James Gowan and James Stirling discuss the design philosophy and building problems of the award-winning Department of Engineering, Leicester University. The lightly balanced tower of laboratories and offices, engineering workshops and cantilevered lecture halls were built on a difficult site to demanding functional and cost specifications.

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Credits

production company

British Aluminium Company

director

Ron Parks

Duration

00:17:30:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1966

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

011250

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Great Britain

Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Human factors

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Study and teaching

Crafts & Visual Arts → Functionalism (Architecture)

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Arts - Study and teaching

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Design - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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