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Urgent Desires: Paulo Mendes da Rocha

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Urgent Desires: Paulo Mendes da Rocha

"Architecture is about fulfilling desires, sometimes urgent, and meeting the needs of others, of society." - PAULO MENDES DA ROCHA Lift your spirits this week with It's All a Plan - a beautiful film about the life of Paulo Mendes da Rocha (1928-2021), a renowned Brazilian architect. When Mendes da

Rem Koolhaas and the Art of Reinvention

Rem Koolhaas and the Art of Reinvention

Poverty and hunger were unwelcome companions in the post-war childhood of Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas, star of this weeks film. Born in Rotterdam, 1944, the aftermath of the second world war left a lasting impression on Koolhaas. "The situation after the war was chaotic, but the tropics were even

This Kind of Beauty Will Save the World

This Kind of Beauty Will Save the World

"I want to tell you a story that I've always liked. Roberto Rossellini (an Italian film director) who filmed in the Pompidou when we were finishing it, he came a lot to film and saw that I was anxious, worried, because I was thinking about how the building would be

A Planet in Her Own Orbit: Zaha Hadid

A Planet in Her Own Orbit: Zaha Hadid

Zaha Hadid unapologetically embraced success in the male-dominated world of architecture and it's thrilling to watch her stride up to the podium and accept the Pritzker Prize in this weeks film: "This is a great honour, and to be honest ..." Zaha half smiles and confidently takes in the room, "It