City Under Pressure

The construction of the Obelisco in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

A prescient portrait of late-1970s Washington, D.C., that chronicles the city's creeping gentrification, the systematic expulsion of poor Black...

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

Greek internal migrants in Athens, after the Greek Civil War colonize the tops of the Tourkovounia hills.

Since the end of World War II, one of kind of urban residential development has dominate how cities in North America have grown, the suburbs. In...

An intimate portrait of Christopher Alexander, a critic of modern architecture on a lifelong quest to build harmonious, livable places in...

Urban architecture as seen through the eyes of four female veterans in the field.

This feature documentary takes a look at how the Halifax/Dartmouth community in Nova Scotia was stimulated by a week-long session held by a panel of...

The Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong was once the densest place on earth, a virtually lawless labyrinth of crime, grime, commerce and hope. A Wall...

Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City reveals the fascinating life and complex legacy of architect and city planner Daniel...

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family...