Movies: Construction
- 2021
A Living Hell: Apartment Disasters (2021)
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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 ...
- 1960
Druckgefäß Kahl (1960)
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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....
- 1919
Home Made (1919)
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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...
- 1960
Look at Life: Top People (1960)
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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....
- 1954
Oravská priehrada (1954)
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- 1990
Standard (1990)
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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 ...
- 1989
Hoover Dam: American Construction Epic, 1931-1936 (1989)
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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....
- 1969
The Future of Mud: A Tale of Houses and Lives in Djenne (1969)
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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...
- 1985
Friedrichstraße 1985 - Bausituation (1985)
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Documentary on new construction and reconstruction in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse in 1985....
- 2019
Jongens van de Bouw (2019)
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Filmmaker Geertjan Lassche follows a construction project in the heart of Rotterdam, from the first foundation pile up until completion....
- 1998
Abegweit (1998)
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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...
- 2008
Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back (2008)
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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...
- 1982
Safety on the Move: Track Haulage Safety (1982)
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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...
- 1968
Drafting: Occupations & Opportunities (1968)
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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 ...
- 2017
Hulhumale’ Skatepark – The Build (2017)
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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....
- 2008
Palladio Potatoes Piano Piano: Building a Villa in 29 Scenes (2008)
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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...
- 1992
The Deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation (1992)
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Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation....