Building Materials

A parallel montage of the construction of a dam in Galicia and the architecture of a small Roman-style church.

A day-to-day record of the construction of the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to the mainland, Abegweit reveals some of the...

Documents the evolution of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial Arch from concept drawings, to fabrication of its stainless steel sections, to...

A year in the life of one of America's most innovative classrooms where students design & build to transform their hometown community. The film...

A dizzying view of Manhattan in the 1960s, the tallest town in the world, and the men who work cloud-high to keep it growing. They are the Mohawk...

Nominated for an Academy Award, this live-action short film playfully chronicles the construction of the Tishman Building at 666 Fifth Avenue in New...

For more than 120 years, Mohawk ironworkers have raised America’s modern cityscapes. They are called 'sky walkers' because they walk fearlessly...

Chronicling the reconstruction of the World Trade Center and restoration of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the construction workers who...

Today we cut the granite with diamond-cut blade as is one of the most difficult rocks to cut due to its hardness.How could the egyptians, if it was...

With humor, chutzpah and a piece of vinyl siding firmly in hand, Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Judith Helfand and co-director and award-winning...

In-depth look at the twilight years, spent training apprentices, of temple builder Nishioka Tsunekazu, who was called the "devil" as he devoted his...

Today it's a symbol of strength and vitality. 135 years ago, it was a source of controversy. This documentary examines the great problems and...

Filmmaker Geertjan Lassche follows a construction project in the heart of Rotterdam, from the first foundation pile up until completion.

With building collapses happening around the country, activists band together to confront the real estate developers and hold them accountable for...

Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various...

A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear...

Chronicles the industrial action leading up to the deregistration of the Builders Labourers Federation.