Urbanism Movies

Legault is an aging man who lived in a rural cabin, now a suburban cabin, as developments have popped up around him.

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old...

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

Exemplary in its town planning and administration, Bologna has been transformed into a city that is avant-garde, both socially and culturally, yet...

American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.

Great Britain was the first country to plan the establishment of 'new towns' to house the overflow from rapidly expanding industrial centres. Today...

“A Short History of the Highrise” is an interactive documentary that explores the 2,500-year global history of vertical living and issues...

Bridgeview, British Columbia is less than 30 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. The residents were promised a sewer system in 1953, but more than 20...

This feature documentary zooms in on the city of Sapporo, on the Island of Hokkaïdo in southern Japan. In contrast to the unplanned sprawl of...

This full-length documentary from the Challenge for Change program addresses housing issues affecting Montreal in the mid-1970s. As the city is...

Caracas has been changing since the nineteenth century this is a story that tries to explain why the Venezuelan capital is complex, chaotic and...

Following a commission from the College of Architects of Seville, for the production of a documentary about the La Alameda de Hércules area of...

This film focuses on the approaches that several cities have taken to one problem. Through various examples, it examines the implications and options...

The human side of town planning, as exemplified in Baltimore, Maryland. The Coldspring Project concerned a proposed housing development for lower and...

In this speculative documentary, present-day Nation borders have collapsed into vast privatized housing complexes. Epitomizing advanced...

In 1959 New York City announced a "slum clearance plan" by Robert Moses that would displace 2,400 working class and immigrant families, and dozens of...

In the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, an effective government policy of controlling land investment prevents speculation, keeps land prices down,...

Singapore’s coastlines are always in flux - a delicate dance between the receding tides and the rising earthmovers. 'seaward' drifts through...

A silent journey through the mysterious, dark heart of the city center.

Individualized for profit, yet harmonious in its whole, Düsseldorf has met and largely conquered the conflicting demands of economic growth and...