När den visionäre arkitekten László Toth och hans fru Erzsébet flyr efterkrigstidens Europa 1947 för att återuppbygga sitt arv och bevittna födelsen av det moderna Amerika, förändras deras liv för alltid av en mystisk och rik klient.
Läkaren Kate Forster har äntligen hittat kärleken. Det enda problemet är att hon bor i centrala Chicago - han vid en sjö i en avlägsen förort. Och inte nog med det - hon befinner sig i år 2006 och han i år 2004. Kate flyttar från sitt fantastiska hus invid en sjö och lämnar ett meddelande till den som ska ta över efter henne, arkitekten Alex Wyler. De börjar brevväxla och finner snart att de är helt rätt för varandra... och att de, på något sätt, lever två år åtskilda. Kommer de någonsin kunna träffas?
På en isolerad landsträcka 8 mil utanför San Francisco finns det mest hemsökta huset i världen. Byggt av Sarah Winchester, arvtagerska till Winchester-förmögenheten, är det ett hus utan slut. Med sina sju våningar och mängder av rum kan det på ytan se ut som ett monument över en störd kvinnas galenskap, men hon har låtit bygga ett fängelse för hundratals vålnader. Den dödligaste av dem är ute efter en fasansfull hämnd på släkten Winchester.
Robert Laing är en ung doktor i 70-talets London, som förförs av livsstilen i ett av stadens luxuösa höghus, där de boende lever isolerat från resten av samhället. Han lyckas få en bostad på tjugofemte våningen, och upptäcker där en värld av komplexa lojaliteter och hierarkier. Han lär känna en man boendes på andra våningen, som vill krossa de orättvisor som sitter i höghusets väggar. Men deras vänskap leder till en farlig social situation och spänningen stiger snabbt mellan de olika samhällsgrupperna.
Under ett år får vi följa Hannah och systrarna i deras kärleksbekymmer - Hannahs man blir kär i hennes syster Lee. Medan hennes hypokondriske ex-man tar upp sin relation med hennes andra syster Holly.
En headhunter vars liv kretsar kring att sluta avtal i en värld där bara den starka överlever slåss mot sin största rival för kontrollen över ett arbetsförmedlingsföretag. Då sätter en plötslig familjetragedi hans karriär i konflikt med hans privatliv.
Ett ungt par reser till Venedig efter deras lilla dotters död i en drunkningsolycka – han för att arbeta, hon för att glömma. Deras möte med en blind, klärvoajant kvinna omintetgör detta. Mediet övertygar hustrun om att dottern är lycklig på den andra sidan. Men maken kan hon inte lova någon sinnesfrid, tvärtom hotar både livsfara och död. Parets tro respektive misstro får våra egna psykiska alarmklockor att ringa. Övernaturliga saker sker i den vintrigt ogästvänliga stadens töcken…
Undergångens arkitektur vilar på idén om att skönhetskulten, en av de bärande visionerna i nazisternas ideologi, också användes som en förevändning för nazisternas barbari. Tankar om renhet och ordning kopplades till en samhällsomvandling, med förintelselägren som dess yttersta konsekvens.
Eda, who ties all her hopes to her education, confronts Serkan Bolat, who cuts off her international education scholarship and leaves her with high school diploma. Serkan Bolat offers Eda to give her scholarship back if she pretends to be his fiance for two months. Although Eda rejects the offer of this man as she hates him, she has to accept it when the conditions change. While pretending to be engaged, Serkan and Eda begin to experience a passionate, challenging relationship that will make them forget all they know right. Because love is difficult. And that's why it's amazing.
British television series which features unusual and often elaborate architectural homebuilding projects.
Sakura grew up on a remote island. She has a dream, which is to build a bridge on her island. In the spring of 2009, Sakura joins a big construction company. She does not hesitate to tell her colleagues about her dream to build a bridge. Sakura's determination to accomplish her dream affects the colleagues at her company.
Jin-ho Jeon is a very stylish young man with the perfect looks. Jin-ho has also some faults which include being self-centered and obsession with cleanliness. Jin-ho Jeon then comes across Gae-in Park, a woman hurt by love and is now looking for a gay roommate/friend. Jin-ho wanting to live with the woman, then pretends to be a gay male.
Documentary series investigating why some of the world's most advanced architectural achievements were abandoned.
Follows intrepid individuals as they try to design and construct the home of their dreams.
Alberto Angela takes us on a new journey, this time to discover Italy's "Wonders," those that make us a true "peninsula of treasures." Four episodes, twelve stops on an itinerary of art and natural beauty in UNESCO World Heritage sites.
Siblings Eva and Mads put a strain on their familial bonds as they try to come to terms with personal demons.
Hyun Joo had a hard life after losing her mother to a brain tumor at a young age. It was her husband Kim Do Yeong, who saved her. However, she finds out that she will also die soon like her late mother. The fear of leaving her family in the same pain and agony she went through as a child is bigger than the fear of dying. This leads her to tell her husband, “I’ve fallen in love with someone else”, as she hides her pain. During the last moments of her life, she goes off to find true love in.
An ongoing series of films devoted to the most remarkable achievements in modern architecture, from the works that heralded the birth of the modern style at the end of the 19th century to the latest designs from today's top architects. By examining each building in detail, the series brings to light the role each has played in the history and evolution of architecture.
Personal reflections on the best of 20th Century architecture.
Join Joe Ruggiero and Suzanne Dunn in this Telly Award winning series that celebrates fine homes across the United States, and the diversity that is American home design. Each episode presents three homes in detail, focusing on the design elements that make the homes distinctive and also telling the story of their owners and designers.
The enormous popularity of recent British dramas such as Downton Abbey, Mr. Selfridge, and Sherlock, has led to vast interest in the real-life stories and history of the icons of Great Britain. Each episode of this series visits a famous British building or institution to explore its past and present, meeting a wide range of experts and historians along the way.
Kevin McCloud presents Grand Designs Abroad. The stakes are higher, the risks are multiplied, and the ambition - to build your dream home in the perfect European location - is greater than ever.
Scattered across the United States are abandoned structures, forgotten ruins of the past and monuments to a bygone era. Each one shines a light on the story of this land and its people, revealing the secrets of a hidden America.
Frank Lloyd Wright tells the story of the greatest of all American architects. Wright was an authentic American genius, a man who believed he was destined to redesign the world, creating everything anew. Over the course of his long career, he designed over eight hundred buildings, including such revolutionary structures as the Guggenheim Museum, the Johnson Wax Building, Fallingwater, Unity Temple and Taliesin. His buildings and his ideas changed the way we live, work and see the world around us. Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural achievements were often overshadowed by the turbulence of his melodramatic life. In ninety-two tempestuous years, he fathered seven children, married three times, and was almost constantly embroiled in scandal. Some hated him, some loved him, and in the end, few could deny that he was the one of the most important architects in the world.
An observational documentary series made over four years, following four stories of properties whose conservation falls under the guardianship of English Heritage and its controversial chief executive, Simon Thurley.
Pongkhwan is an architect who believes in green design. She tries to hold up those standards both in her work and in her daily life. She receives a job designing a condominium delivering green design and eco-living. It's exactly her thing, but nothing about it proves easy. Pongkhwan's junior colleague Ted likes to tease her playfully. Just as their rivalry is giving way to a new closeness, Pong meets Tle, a barista who runs a shop near her home. What starts as a customer-shopkeeper relationship soon turns into a close friendship. It seems that their closeness won't stop at just being friends.
Pei Renzhi, a spirited architecture student, and Chi Ruofei, a famous actor are drawn together by a campus misunderstanding. As they grow from rivals to lovers, they face challenges like academic pressure, social class divides, and the struggles of youth in a heartfelt journey of love and self-discovery.
