Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move

Jan 1, 1995

0h 56m

★ 0.0

Overview

With the participation of famed architects such as Frank Gehry, Daniel Libeskind and Zaha Hadid, Peter Eisenman: Making Architecture Move provides an intimate look into the work of the daring and controversial creator. Filmed in the U.S. and Germany, Eisenman takes the viewer through several of his buildings, including the Wexner Center in Columbus, Ohio, while explaining his upcoming projects such as the Rebstockpark community in Frankfurt and the Max Reinhardt monument in Berlin. His predecessors and contemporaries offer praise and commentary on Eisenman's complex body of work including their own thoughts and theories surrounding his unique style.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Michael Blackwood Productions

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Cast

Peter Eisenman

Stanley Aronoff

Frank Gehry

Kurt Forster

Jay Chatterjee

Daniel Libeskind

Phyllis Lambert

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