Film

Deconstructivist Architects

1990 · 58m

By the end of the 1980's a new architectural sensibility challenged the prevailing post-Modern attitude and brought forth new and daring designs. Driven by the philosophy and theory of Jacques Derrida, the architects of Deconstructivism are rooted in a movement that urges us to examine the space we move through. Deconstructivist Architects documents explosive and seemingly chaotic structures from Vienna to L.A., and interviews those who pursue its aesthetic issues. Filmed on location with the architects and at the Museum of Modern Art's exhibition Deconstructivist Architecture, which was curated by Philip Johnson.

Jacques Derrida

Peter Eisenman

Frank Gehry

Zaha Hadid

Coop Himmelblau

Jeffrey Kipnis

Heinrich Klotz

Rem Koolhaas

Daniel Libeskind

Hani Rashid

Michael Sorkin

Helmut Swiczinsky

Bernard Tschumi

Mark Wigley

Hajime Yatsuka

• Michael BlackwoodDirector
• Joseph GiovanniniWriter

Release date

December 31, 1990

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

58m