Architecture - Insight Media

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Architecture 

300 Years of Housing 

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This DVD explores housing styles throughout history . 

It examines the timber frame, 16th-century stone 

buildings, Queen Anne housing, baroque housing, the 

Georgian terrace, Regency housing, working class housing , 

suburban villas, early council housing, Garden City estates, 

1940s prefabs, postwar system buildings, high rises, and 

the estates of the 1970s and 80s. The program also covers 

such topics as speculative development between the 

World Wars and migration back into the city. 

DVD / 30 min / 2002 / #5BA3554 - $189 

CMS + DVD / 3 yr License / #5BA7158 - $378 

Housing Styles and Trends 

(PO w e RPOint) 

This presentation reviews housing styles in the U.S. 

and traces their development from early settlements 

to modern trends. It includes detailed illustrations that 

explain the characteristics of a variety of housing styles. 

The presentation also examines such factors that influence 

housing trends as lifestyle, family, economics, 

and demographics. 

PowerPoint Mac|Win / 2004 / #5BA4573 - $109 

The American House: 

A Guide to Architectural Styles 

This program introduces such popular architectural home 

styles as Tudor, which has roots in medieval designs and 

1920s fashion trends; neoclassical, which traces its beginnings 

to ancient Greece; Queen Anne; bungalow; ranch; 

prairie; colonial revival, which exemplifies the idea of a 

visual expression of social values; and contemporary. c 

DVD / 23 min / 2006 / #5BA4907 - $149 


Seaside Homes 

This DVD examines the relationship between form and 

nature in the design of seaside homes. It looks at Torre 

del Pellicano’s conversion from a Spanish fort into a 

romantic hideaway, Robert Mellin’s home design that 

pays homage to the Newfoundland seaside culture, 

and Brian Hemingway’s Zen Beach house. c 

DVD / 30 min / 2007 / #5BA5925 - $189 


Dreams That Come True 

Featuring American homeowners who have built their 

own houses from their own designs without the help 

of architects, this DVD visits a school in Maine that 

teaches non-professionals every aspect of how to build 

a house. It tours imaginative and extravagant homes in 

Maine, New York, California, and New Mexico. From the 

Roland Collection. 

DVD / 44 min / 1984 / #5BA8365 - $199 

World Architecture 

Adventures in Architecture: 

Dreams 

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In this program, Dan Cruickshank examines great 

works of architecture that have been inspired by 

dreams. Cruickshank looks at the world’s first sky scraper, 

which is made of mud, in Shibam, Yemen; tours the city 

of Santo Domingo; explores the ancient Himalayan 

kingdom of Bhutan; and discusses the design of the 

Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. 

DVD / 50 min / 2008 / #5BA6181 - $189 



Beauty 

In this program, architectural historian Dan Cruickshank 

examines the concept of beauty as manifested in architecture. 

He travels to Greenland, where he builds an 

igloo; explores the Leshan Giant Buddha in China; visits 

the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia; tours the 

Sun Temple in Konark, India; and traces the history of 

the Albi Cathedral in southern France. 

DVD / 50 min / 2008 / #5BA6179 - $189 



Power 

This DVD shows how dictators, kings, sultans, and the 

ruling class have divulged their fantasies of power through 

architecture and construction. The program explores such 

locations as the Ceausescu’s Palace in Romania, the Marqab 

Castle in Syria, plantation houses in New Orleans, the 

Topkapi Harem in Istanbul, and Astana in Kazakhstan. 

DVD / 50 min / 2008 / #5BA6180 - $189 



Paradise 

Featuring Dan Cruickshank, this program visits buildings 

that evoke cultural and religious images of paradise. It 

tours St. Catherine’s Monastery in Egypt’s Sinai desert, 

the Hanging Temple in China, Turkey’s Süleymaniye 

Mosque, two wooden churches in Russia, and the Sri 

Ranganathaswamy Temple in India. 

DVD / 50 min / 2008 / #5BA6208 - $189 



Pleasure 

This DVD shows how architecture can provide pleasure 

to visitors and owners. It visits the Taj in Mumbai, India; 

the Schloss Neuschwanstein in Germany; an ancient 

brothel in Pompeii, Italy; an opera house in the Amazon 

basin in Brazil; and the Villa Barbaro in northern Italy. 

DVD / 50 min / 2008 / #5BA6209 - $189 


Heavenly Mud: 

Architecture and Magic in Mali 

This program travels down the Niger River in Mali to explore 

rarely seen traditional African architecture. It shows 

ancient mosques and palaces in Timbuktu and Djenne 

built from adobe, with special emphasis on the interior of 

Djenne’s Grand Mosque. It also follows a master mason 

as he practices traditional rituals designed to protect his 

buildings. 

DVD / 52 min / 2006 / #5BA8395 - $199 

Architecture of China 

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This program traces the 7,000-year evolution of Chinese 

architecture and examines the four categories 

of Chinese architecture: palaces, temples, residential 

houses, and pavilions. 

DVD / 27 min / 2002 / #5BA3852 - $199 


Birth of a Nation: 

The Acquisitions and Achievements 

of the Achaemenid Empire 

This program traces the history of the Achaemenid Empire, 

which was the first Persian empire. It also examines 

the historic architecture of the major cities and palaces of 

the Achaemenid Empire. c 

DVD / 52 min / 2009 / #5BA7096 - $169 

Ancient History: The Maya 

Hosted by Zay Harding, this program examines the ancient 

Mayan civilization and debunks common myths and 

misunderstandings about the Mayan people. It considers 

the famous and spectacular architectural achievements 

of the Maya; explains that, despite common media portrayals, 

they were not a bloodthirsty warrior society; highlights 

their role as the world’s first environmental farmers; 

and covers such topics as homeland and geography, the 

network of city-states, culture, ceremonial warfare, art 

and architecture, mathematics, astronomy, and writing. 

“History, cultural, and environmental programs of 

study will find this film particulary useful, accessible, 

and illuminating,” School Library Journal. c 

DVD / 30 min / 2008 / #5BA6974 - $119 

The Arab & Muslim World 

Art and Architecture of 

the Arab World 

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India 

This set tours three famed cities that were home to 

ancient artists, scholars, and architects: Bukhara, 

Uzbekistan; Timbuktu, Mali; and Djenné, Mali. The set also 

travels around the Straits of Gibraltar and visits tombs, 

mosques, monuments, and palaces in Córdoba, Spain, 

and Marrakesh, Morocco. c 

2 DVD / 38 min each / 1999 / #5BA5050 - $119 

Arab Dynasties 

This DVD explores the ancient capital of Persepolis, Iran, 

and looks at the palace of Darius I, who was ruler of the 

Achaemenid dynasty. The program travels to Isfahan, 

Iran, which was declared the capital of Persia under the 

rule of Shah Abbas I of the Safavid dynasty. It also visits 

the Timurid city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan and tours the 

Registan Mosque. c 

DVD / 38 min / 2003 / #5BA7941 - $99 

Islamic Mosques 

This DVD traces the historical evolution of Islamic 

mosques. It discusses common elements of all mosques, 

including decoration with Arabic calligraphy, a place for 

ritual cleansing, the Imam’s podium, and a niche that signifies 

the direction of Mecca. c 

DVD / 25 min / 2005 / #5BA5338 - $159 

India’s Fatehpur Sikri 

Fatehpur Sikri is a historic city in the Uttar Pradesh state of 

northern India that was founded by the Mogul emperor 

Akbar the Great in 1569. This DVD looks at this largely 

intact masterpiece of Mogul architecture. The program 

is available in two different versions, one geared toward 

secondary students and one tailored to college students. 

Secondary / DVD / 30 min / 2003 / #5BA3833 - $199 

Secondary / CMS + DVD / 1 yr License / #5BA7940 - $398 

College / DVD / 30 min / 2003 / #5BA3834 - $219 

College / CMS + DVD / 1 yr License / #5BA7888 - $438 

The Mystery of the Taj Mahal 

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ADD 

In this BBC production, Wayne Begley analyzes the 

location and design of the Taj Mahal to extract the 

deeper symbolism in the design of the tomb that was 

built by Shah Jahan in 1642 as a memorial to his wife. Begley 

explains how the Taj Mahal can be viewed as a representation 

of the Throne of God as described in the 

Koran. 

DVD / 50 min / 1999 / #5BA8334 - $189 


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