Hi all
One film that might be interesting is 'Detroit: Ruin of The City' (2005). It was
directed by two professors one at Michigan and one at the University of the West
of England. Serendipitously it is playing in Leeds on Sunday April 23rd.
http://www.leedsfilm.com/2006/lfq/film/53220
I have been spending time in Ann Arbor (an hour from Detroit) and have visited
the city. It truly is an amazing story of decay. Some other photo's from urban
exploration enthusiasts of the interiors of Detroits thousands of abandoned
buildings can be found here.
http://forgottenmichigan.com/gallery/UE
In addition there is also some fine utopian housing. Mies Van Der Rhoe designed
and built a perfectly preserved enclave of houses similar in style to his
'international' office architecture. It is incongrous to see a these places in
amongst a partly abandoned city..
Steve
Quoting J Outtes <[log in to unmask]>:
> Colleagues,
>
> I am preparing a list of films, videos and dvds about
> cities, urban problems (and its solutions), and urban
> theory; so I would like to ask you to suggest films
> and documentaries about cities, urban theory, spatial
> segregation, urban environmental problems, urban
> sustainability, housing, etc. I would like to know
> where I could borrow or even buy this material for use
> in the classroom.
>
> I recently received an email from a colleague about a
> Laboratory of Educational Technology at UEL-
> Universidade Estadual de Londrina, State of Parana',
> Brazil, where they produce videos, some of them about
> the subjects in question. Would anybody know about
> similar initiatives in other universities worldwide?
> In positive case, could you please pass me the link
> of the webpage and/or comment on your experience with
> this material in case of having used it?
>
> Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues
> who could contribute with this query. I will be happy
> to share the resulting list with colleagues that reply
> with suggestions.
>
> Greetings from,
>
> Joel Outtes
>
> Prof. Dr Joel Outtes, DPhil
> UFRGS- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
> Porto Alegre-RS, Brazil
>
>
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