10 Documentaries for Architecture Enthusiasts

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10 Documentaries for Architecture Enthusiasts

Imagine standing at the foot of the Taj Mahal, its symmetrical form and ivory-like marble glowing, tells a deeper tale of cultural significance, artistic expression, power, challenges, and design. Consciously designed buildings evoke an emotion that moves us emotionally, intellectually, and spiritually.

Behind each structure is a story of vision, hardships, imagination, reality,y and innovation. For all architectural enthusiasts, let’s embark on a cinematic journey and delve into design philosophy, materialistic articulation, and the challenges that shaped it. Architectural documentaries offer captivating insights that inspire, connect, and deepen our knowledge of creativity.

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1. My Architect

2. Sketches of Frank Gehry

3. Zaha Hadid: Who Dares Wins

4. The Infinite Happiness

5. The Pruitt-Igoe Myth

Parametric Intelligence 2.0 - Studio Tim Fu

This 4-session workshop demonstrates how Studio Tim Fu uses AI and parametric design to transform architectural concepts into real-world designs. The workshop is scheduled for May 17,18 & 24, 25, 2025.

Blueprints in Motion: From Maya to Unreal Engine

This workshop teaches participants how to create interactive, real-time parametric design systems using Maya, Grasshopper, and Unreal Engine. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 21 & 22, 2025.

6. Skyscrapers: Engineering the Impossible

7. Garbage Warrior

8. Kochuu: Japanese Architecture / Influence & Origin

9. Microtopia (2013)

10. The Human Shelter

Artefacts of Growth: Biomorphic Structures in Cinema 4D

This workshop teaches architects and designers to create organic, parametric designs and renderings using Cinema 4D and Corona Renderer. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 21 & 22, 2025.

Scripting Forms: Grasshopper3D & Blender

This workshop focuses on creating and applying design languages using Rhino Grasshopper and Blender 3D Geometry Nodes. The workshop is scheduled for Jun 14 & 15, 2025.

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