Malcolm Vaughan (2006)

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

Dan Cruickshank visits landmarks and explains the origins of modern design. He talks about key architects like Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright and places their work in the context of major historical events in the 20th century.

educationalinformativereflectivehistoricalmethodicalthoughtfulattentive

What happens

Dan Cruickshank's Marvels of the Modern Age is a BBC documentary series in which Dan Cruickshank traces the roots of Modernism and focuses on the movement's leading lights, such as Le Corbusier and Frank Lloyd Wright, and the century's most seismic political events including the rise of Nazi Germany. The series was first broadcast on BBC Two between 9 and 30 May 2006 to coincides with the exhibition Modernism: Designing a New World at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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