Architecture

We imagine many things when we think of this word. However, we do not think about Islamic Architecture, which influenced the art of Europe so profoundly. This documentary tours through the Muslim world, in search of that "atmosphere of Paradise," hidden away in mosques and palaces.

Dan Cruickshank travels across the world, celebrating different types of architecture and showing how our buildings reveal our aspirations, our ingenuity and our beliefs. In each programme, buildings from all over the world are dramatically juxtaposed, revealing unexpected connections between very different types of architecture.

THE ARCHITECTURE OF DOOM presents a very different perspective on the Nazi phenomenon: it considers the Nazis' atrocities as a wholly rational extension of a fundamental tenet to beautify the world.

Tom Dyckhoff explores the contribution of Lego to architecture, and its continuing influence, arguing that it's changed the way we think about buildings. Lego's plastic yellow bricks were launched in the 50s, and resonated with new visions of rebuilding society - with ethical, imaginative children's play at its heart. Tom meets the artists and architects reared on Lego who are using it to reimagine our cities today, from Bjarke Ingels, the leading architect of his generation, to international artist Olafur Elliasson, whose Collectivity project took three tonnes of Lego to the citizens of Tirana, Albania.

The Art of Architecture explores some of the world's most famous structures and the inspirations of the architects behind them.

Never before have there been so many people on Earth. The new world creates new challenges for us living together, one of the biggest being the infrastructure in the world we live in.

Rulers have always betrayed their intentions through architecture. This documentary presents the history of Bucharest from the perspective of totalitarian architecture.

Join us as we go on an architectural tour of Ginza, a famous shopping district lined with designer boutiques and high-end department stores.

This documentary explores the work of John Lautner, who had the vision of creating "architecture that has no beginning and no end." The film features appearances by Frank Gehry, Julius Sherman, and Sean Connery, telling the architect's story using camera angles and movements that highlight his work in the best way—as unique as the structures themselves.

Renowned architect Kengo Kuma is known for unique designs that reinterpret traditional Japanese aesthetics, and aim to re-balance the relationship between humanity and the environment.