Movies: Construction

  • 2021
    A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters

    A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters (2021)

    A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters

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    Leaky home experts John Gray and Roger Levie uncover the shocking truth about the dreadful and dangerous state of many apartment buildings in New Zealand. Buildings that look sound turn out to be seriously defective, costing millions to fix, and in ...

    A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters
  • 1960
    Druckgefäß Kahl

    Druckgefäß Kahl (1960)

    Druckgefäß Kahl

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    A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear power plant. Otherworldly electroacoustic soundtrack by Oskar Sala....

    Druckgefäß Kahl
  • 1919
    Home Made

    Home Made (1919)

    Home Made

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    Ford Educational Weekly No. 164, produced by the Ford Motor Company about prefabricated houses. A new idea in house building in which the parts of the house are made in the factory, all ready to be assembled on the lot. Inspired Buster Keaton's first...

    Home Made
  • 1960
    Look at Life: Top People

    Look at Life: Top People (1960)

    Look at Life: Top People

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    An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the penthouses, this newsreel provides a colorful birds-eye view of London Town....

    Look at Life: Top People
  • 1954
    Oravská priehrada

    Oravská priehrada (1954)

    Oravská priehrada

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    Oravská priehrada
  • 1990
    Standard

    Standard (1990)

    Standard

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    Does someone remember that project of López Rega’s which, in 1975, thought up the construction of a Great Homeland Altar where all mythical figures of Argentine history could be in the same building? From San Martín to Perón on his pinto horse. From ...

    Standard
  • 1989
    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936 (1989)

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936

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    A 36-minute overview of one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the early 1930s, America was in the depths of a tragic economic depression. Yet the people of that troubled era constructed Hoover Dam, still one of the great wonders of the world....

    Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936
  • 1969
    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne (1969)

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne

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    Through the story of a mason in Djenne, Komusa Tenapo, and his family, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali. The environmental genius of these ancient construction techniques—thick walls with tiny windows that ke...

    The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne
  • 1985
    Friedrichstraße 1985 - Bausituation

    Friedrichstraße 1985 - Bausituation (1985)

    Friedrichstraße 1985 - Bausituation

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    Documentary on new construction and reconstruction in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse in 1985....

    Friedrichstraße 1985 - Bausituation
  • 2019
    Jongens van de Bouw

    Jongens van de Bouw (2019)

    Jongens van de Bouw

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    Filmmaker Geertjan Lassche follows a construction project in the heart of Rotterdam, from the first foundation pile up until completion....

    Jongens van de Bouw
  • 1998
    Abegweit

    Abegweit (1998)

    Abegweit

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    A day-to-day record of the construction of the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, Abegweit reveals some of the innovations that made this mammoth project one of the most impressive engineering feats in Canadian history...

    Abegweit
  • 2008
    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back (2008)

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

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    For over 50 years, the Kahnawake Mohawks, of Quebec, Canada occupied a 10 square block area in the North Gowanus section of Brooklyn, which became known as Little Caughnawaga. The men, skilled ironworkers, came to New York in search of work and broug...

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back
  • 1982
    Safety on the Move: Track Haulage Safety

    Safety on the Move: Track Haulage Safety (1982)

    Safety on the Move: Track Haulage Safety

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    Focuses on an open-pit mining operation. Shows huge haulage trucks, pointing out existing and potential hazards involved in their operation. Re-enacts common accidents, explains their causes and outlines the steps necessary to prevent their re-occurr...

    Safety on the Move: Track Haulage Safety
  • 1968
    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities (1968)

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities

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    Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various fields such as architecture, engineering, and industry. Drafting allows individuals to communicate their ...

    Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities
  • 2017
    Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build

    Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build (2017)

    Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build

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    Follow the story of how a skatepark was built in the Maldives and the volunteers who worked day and night for a month to make it happen. See how the project unfolded from initial idea to completion....

    Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build
  • 2008
    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes (2008)

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes

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    2005-2008. Video. In 2005 San Francisco real estate magnate Angelo Sangiacomo commissioned Strickland to make a movie that would chronicle final stages in the construction of his new house in Pebble Beach, CA. Amidst the spectacle of the building si...

    Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes
  • 1992
    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation (1992)

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation

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    Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation....

    The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation