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• Title:Architecture for a place and time National Film Board of Canada. --
  
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• Related Title:A is for architecture.
  Arthur Erickson.
  House on the Prairie.
  Log house.
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:National Film Board of Canada.
  
• Published/Created:Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, [1982]
  

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  • Location:KOERNER LIBRARY audiovisual (Floor 3 )Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: NA740 .A725 1982 VIDEO
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Erickson, Arthur, 1924-2009.
  Architecture--History.
  Architecture--Canada--History.
  
• Description:1 videocassette (88 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
  
• Summary:A is for architecture ; from ancient temples to today's skyscrapers, this animated film reveals changing concepts in architecture and how buildings reflect the values of their times (13:48). Arthur Erickson ; the renowned architect talks easily about his art, the importance of harmony between a structure and its environment, and the cultural role of buildings (28:40).
  A House on the Prairie ; the first settlers of Canada's west built homes that were inappropriate for the environment. These are examined along with several examples of new and experimental western Canadian architecture (17:42). Log House ; Lionel Belisle has been building log houses all his life. Here viewers can see him construct one from the first swing of the axe to the final preparations for a housewarming party (27:37).
  
• Notes:VHS.
  
• Contents:A is for Architecture
  Arthur Erickson
  A house on the Prairie
  Log house.