The Whisper of Ziggurat: Untold Secrets of Elamite Civilization (2020)

Quando Páris, o príncipe de Troia, se apaixona por Helena, rainha de Esparta, o rei inicia uma guerra de anos entre os dois reinos. Para vencer, Esparta conta com Aquiles, um guerreiro lendário que comanda um exército próprio.

Para provar a inocência de seu antepassado e encontrar a Cidade Perdida de Ouro, Ben Gates e sua equipe devem tecer seu caminho em direção a um livro misterioso e altamente guardado contendo séculos de segredos. Mas só há uma maneira de encontrá-lo: Ben deve sequestrar o presidente.

Kate Forster é uma médica solitária que morava numa casa à beira de um lago que acaba de vender. Sem perceber exactamente porquê, começa a trocar cartas de amor com o novo proprietário, Alex, um arquiteto frustrado. Este relacionamento escrito dura dois anos até que, percebendo que estiveram a perder tempo, eles decidem correr atrás dele...

The Richardson Olmsted Campus, a former psychiatric center and National Historic Landmark, is seeing new life as it undergoes restoration and adaptation to a modern use.

Em Alexandria, no ano de 391, Hipátia é professora de astronomia e matemática, além de filósofa. Um dos seus alunos, Orestes, está apaixonado por ela, assim como o seu escravo Davus. Juntos, eles deverão lutar contra extinção da biblioteca local e outras grandes instituições, que não devem sobreviver quando o Cristianismo ganha poder político na cidade.

Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV architects, always has 100 projects going at once. Documentary filmmaker Jan Louter followed him for two years to make "Under Tomorrow's Sky", a candid and open-hearted look at the highs and lows of the architecture profession.

Um arquiteto norte-americano chega à Itália para supervisionar uma exposição de Boullé, arquiteto francês que ele idolatra, famoso por suas construções ovais. Quando fica sabendo que seu ídolo ingere alimentos muito parecidos com os seus próprios, fica desconfiado que sua jovem esposa (Chloe Webb) o está envenenando. As barrigas começam a se tornar uma fixação para ele, e começa a ficar doente e cada vez mais paranoico. Durante o período de nove meses, ele se torna obcecado por sua própria barriga. Uma pérola dentro do gênero avant-garde.

A documentary about the concrete sections of the Berlin Wall that have been acquired by institutions or individuals since 1989 and are now scattered across the USA. Cherished or abandoned, they have become silent witnesses to recent history.

In this visually compelling and thought-provoking documentary, author, scholar and modern-day Indiana Jones, Jay Weidner uncovers some of the deepest secrets of the ancient western tradition of Alchemy - the knowledge of the fatal season of the apocalypse, the end of time and the great and imminent transformation of humanity. Using the work of the mysterious twentieth century French Alchemist, Fulcanelli, as his foundation, and his discovery of a three hundred fifty year old Alchemical Cross in the South of France, Jay Weidner describes the experiences, insights and powerful evidence that opens the door to a new view of the intimate relationship between myth, history, science and the true destiny of humanity. In doing so, he reveals the ultimate meaning underlying the resurrection of Christ, the message of the Book of the Revelations, the vision of Ezekiel and the Kabbalistic concept of the "Restoration of the World."

Com problemas no apartamento, Leonor vai até o escritório de arquitetura responsável pela obra, a procura de Nelson Jara. Lá, os sócios da empresa, Mario e Marta, juntamente com o arquiteto Pablo, dizem desconhecer esse nome, mas a verdade é que o grupo esconde algo perigoso.

Architect, engineer, geometrician, cartographer, philosopher, futurist, inventor of the famous geodesic dome and one of the most brilliant thinkers of his time. Fuller was renowned for his comprehensive perspective on the world's problems. For more than five decades he developed pioneering solutions reflecting his commitment to the potential of innovative design to create technology that does "more with less" and thereby improve human lives. He spent much of his life traveling the world lecturing and discussing his ideas with thousands of audiences. Now more relevant than ever, this film captures Fuller's ideas and thinking told in his own words.

Catalan architect Antonio Gaudí (1852-1926) designed some of the world's most astonishing buildings, interiors, and parks; Japanese director Hiroshi Teshigahara constructed some of the most aesthetically audacious films ever made. With camera work as bold and sensual as the curves of his subject's organic structures, Teshigahara immortalizes Gaudí on film.

Long before Columbus, the Maya established one of the most highly developed civilizations of their time in the jungles of Mexico and Central America. Yet this advanced society of priests, astronomers, artisans, and farmers suddenly and mysteriously collapsed more than a thousand years ago. Accompany archaeologists to Copan, Dos Pilas, and other spectacular Classic Maya ruins as they unearth artifacts and huge temples of incredible beauty. Recently deciphered hieroglyphics and other new discoveries offer astounding clues to the lives of these ancient people. You'll hear the startling story of one kingdom's downfall and its final desperate hours of violent warfare. Through spine-tingling recreations, witness ancient rituals reenacted on sites where they originally occured. And meet the enduring Maya who still maintain many of their ancestor's traditions. You'll hear the voices of a magnificent civilization as you uncover LOST KINGDOMS OF THE MAYA.

In 1919 an art school opened in Germany that would change the world forever. It was called the Bauhaus. A century later, its radical thinking still shapes our lives today. Bauhaus 100 is the story of Walter Gropius, architect and founder of the Bauhaus, and the teachers and students he gathered to form this influential school. Traumatised by his experiences during the Great War, and determined that technology should never again be used for destruction, Gropius decided to reinvent the way art and design were taught. At the Bauhaus, all the disciplines would come together to create the buildings of the future, and define a new way of living in the modern world.

What is true and what is false in the hideous stories spread about the controversial figure of the Roman emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus (12-41), nicknamed Caligula? Professor Mary Beard explains what is accurate and what is mythical in the historical accounts that portray him as an unbalanced despot. Was he a sadistic tyrant, as Roman historians have told, or perhaps the truth about him was manipulated because of political interests?

Celebrating the splendor and grandeur of the great cinemas of the United States, built when movies were the acme of entertainment and the stories were larger than life, as were the venues designed to show them. The film also tracks the eventual decline of the palaces, through to today’s current preservation efforts. A tribute to America’s great art form and the great monuments created for audiences to enjoy them in.

Architect I.M. Pei speaks about his famous works, such as the addition to the Louvre in Paris, the East Wing of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas. Footage of these projects shows both interiors and exteriors. Various other experts comment on the impact and importance of Pei's work.

Neil Oliver is given exclusive access to a team of historians and scientists investigating the final resting place of Alfred the Great. Alfred's bones have been moved so many times over the centuries that many...

A história do Cavalo de Tróia é provavelmente uma das mais famosas histórias já contadas: após dez anos de guerra sangrenta, a coalizão grega decide levantar o cerco e partir, mas não antes de deixar aos portões um enorme cavalo de madeira, que os troianos levam confiantemente para a cidade. Poucas horas depois, a outrora invencível Tróia se incendiou. O que aconteceu exatamente? Este mito é verdadeiro ou falso?

Tadao Ando (b.1941) is a world-renowned architect, and a recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. His calm, minimalist architecture with elegant concrete designs reflects the Zen principle of simplicity. In the film he reveals the experience a building should evoke, as he discusses a number of iconic designs, such as The Row House and The Church of Light.