Architectures

The Jewish Museum Berlin by Daniel Libeskind Libeskind tackles the emptiness left by the extermination of Europe's Jews during the Second World War. His response is an architecture of absence. A film by Richard Copans and Stan Neumann.

The Convent of La Tourette by Le Courbusier Under the instigation of the Dominicans of Lyons, Le Courbusier was charged with the task of creating this rural convent retreat, a rough concrete form that would house one hundred sleeping rooms plus recreational spaces.

The Auditorium Building in Chicago by Louis Harris Sullivan At the end of the 19th century, Louis Henry Sullivan, the father of American architecture, built the world's largest opera house, a "democratic" auditorium which was revolutionary in its very conception.

The Municipal Centre of Säynätsalo by Alvaar Alto Built in 1952, this town hall building in the heart of a rugged landscape in Finland represents a humanist masterpiece by architect Alvar Aalto. His intention was to pay modern homage to the Ideal City of the Italian Renaissance.

The Casa Milà by Antoni Gaudi A block of flats in Barcelona, the Casa Milà is an extraordinarily sculpted work created by the great Spanish architect Antoni Gaudi. The Art Nouveau apartments are Expressionistic, fantastic, organic forms with undulating facades and roof lines.