The Art of Architecture - Season 3
Season 3
Episodes
Norman Foster, Narbo Via, Narbonne
The return of the programme examining significant and famous structures and the minds and methods behind them, beginning with a look at Norman Foster's Narbo Via Museum in Narbonne, southern France, which displays ancient Roman antiquities.
Daniel Libeskind, Holocaust Monument of Names, Amsterdam
A look at Daniel Libeskind's National Holocaust Memorial of Names in Amsterdam, which commemorates Dutch people who were killed in Nazi concentration camps.
Liz Diller, The Shed, New York
Liz Diller's design for the Shed in New York City, the shell of which can be expanded to accommodate larger indoor events or retracted to allow for an open-air plaza to be used as a publicly accessible space.
Yiangou Architects, House in the Cotswolds
A look at the work of Cirencester-based Yiangou Architects and it director Ross Sharpe Ross, who have built a reputation for designing new country houses in the Jacobean style, while incorporating influences from a number of periods and styles.
Brian McKay Lyons, Smith House, Nova Scotia
A look at the work of Brian Mackay Lyons, a winner of Canada's Gold Medal for Architecture who is famed for his buildings situated across Nova Scotia.
Kjetil Thorsen, Wild Reindeer Pavilion, Norway
Kjetil Thorsen's Wild Reindeer Pavilion in Hjerkinn, Norway, which mirrors the curves of the surrounding Dovre Mountains and was constructed by shipbuilders from pine beams.
Sumayya Vally, Serpentine Pavilion, London
South African architect Sumayya Vally's design for the 2021 Serpentine Pavilion, a circular pink-and-grey structure made from reclaimed cork and steel.
Niall McLaughlin, Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge
Niall McLaughlin's design for the library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, which has been strongly influenced by requirements to passively light and naturally ventilate the spaces.
David Chipperfield, Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin
David Chipperfield's work on Berlin's Neue Nationalgalerie, bringing it back to life after years of neglect and honour original architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in the process.
Dolunay Villa, Turkey, Foster & Partners
Foster & Partners recently revealed designs for Dolunay Villa, a private residence along the coast of Aegean Sea in Turkey's southern province of Mugla.
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