Lewis Mumford on the City, Part 1: The City - Heaven and Hell

A short documentary on the River Ouse, following it downstream from Lewes to Newhaven, meditating on the surrounding area.

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

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

This documentary presents a before-and-after picture of people in a large-scale public housing project in Toronto. Due to a housing shortage, they...

This short documentary features a portrait of Ottawa in the mid-20th century, as the nascent Canadian capital grew with force but without direction....

Writer and urban activist Jane Jacobs fights to save historic New York City during the ruthless redevelopment era of urban planner Robert Moses in...

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

Amina, Sami and Jennyfer are high school students in the Paris suburbs, in 93. At the initiative of 3 of their teachers, they embark on an...

The film Together we cycle investigates the critical events that has led to the revival of the Dutch cycling culture. For most people, cycling in the...

This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, as the province entered modernity. The collective...

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

Author and activist Jane Jacobs talks about the problems and virtues of North American cities.