In an attempt to counter the argument that the city is dead, this film surveys some of the alternatives, constructed by designers and architects working as urban environmentalists.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013590
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Interpretive programs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmentalists
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Architects and housing developers
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transportation
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architects and community
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Architects and housing developers
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing development
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)