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The Alchemy of Building | 
 enlarge | Director: Beat Kuert
Studio: CustomFlix
Category: DVD
Buy New: $29.95
New (1) Used (1) from $22.49
Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 83508
Format: Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
UPC: 883629134635
ASIN: B000M9BQ52
Release Date: December 28, 2006
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This film is about the Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, who were jointly awarded the 2001 Pritzker Prize, their profession's highest honour, for combining "the artistry of an age-old profession with the fresh approach of a new century's technical capabilities". Over the past twenty years they have been involved in finding inventive architectural solutions to building a diverse range of projects - domestic, municipal and commercial - from a modest switching station for trains to a strikingly innovative approach to the design of a winery. Their highest profile commission to date was the conversion of London's giant Bankside power station into Tate Modern, acclaimed by their peers, the media and the public alike. Visiting examples of Herzog and de Meuron's ground-breaking style in Europe and Japan, this film reflects their capacity to astonish and explores the way in which they transform what might otherwise be ordinary shapes, materials and surfaces through new treatments and techniques. Their perspective on and approach to architecture; their design dialogue; the way their strengths and weaknesses complement each other; and their collaborations with others, particularly artists, will all be brought into focus to give a fascinating insight into the cutting edge of architecture today. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.
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 i enjoyed this film July 2, 2008
I love going to the Tate Modern and really enjoyed learning about how it came to life. Herzog and de Meruon are amazing at what they do- i think this doco really shows that.
 Terrible July 29, 2007
This documentary is awful. I screened it for my office (architects) and it was soundly mocked. Ridiculous editing and goofy effects take away from any actual informative value there is about the architecture and architects. This film looks to have been put together by a first year film school student - someone who failed their course. It's a real shame - makes HdeM look bad.
can be much better June 30, 2007
this is a tiring dvd to watch. I have tried 3 times to watch it from beginning to end and not successful. there are just too many flat 2d video effect moving / floating / fade in-out in front of the screen which does not compliment nor match the architecture of H&deM. The tone, colour, ambience and aura are not there. At least we have the architects talking, but the editing is not so good either. The pace and mood is simply not there. Makes me think that reading any good publication on the architects (try the good publishers) is a better experience of the time and space and texture and colour and sensuality the architecture provokes. Is there anybody who can pick up the job to redo a good film on this?
About the Architect or About the way to make a film? May 16, 2007
Unfortunately, this film spent more time with crazy transitions and layers of film that it did not leave much time to discuss or show the buildings in a way that most people can absorb. They did discuss some of the architects' theories, but did not spend enough time showing the application of the theory in the buildings. Many times the views of the buildings or spaces in them were artistically shot. Highly disappointed.
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