Citizen Jane: Battle for the City

A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

Author and activist Jane Jacobs talks about the problems and virtues of North American cities.

A biography documentary of the Argentine modernist architect Amancio Williams.

Documentary devoted to the architectural and urban planning designs of Le Corbusier. The architect supports his in-depth reflection on the city and...

The World Health Organisation has revealed that Glasgow's wealthiest live on average 28 years longer than its most deprived inhabitants. Journalist...

After her father's death, Lilo wanders through Zurich's Allmend, a common public space on the edge of the city. It is there that her father spent...

Just a stone’s throw from downtown Montreal is the largest social housing complex in Quebec. Built in 1959 where the red-light district used to...

Casablanca, vibrant and diverse, always ahead of its time, is the star of this exceptional show bringing together leading speakers and contributors...

This full-length documentary from the Challenge for Change program addresses housing issues affecting Montreal in the mid-1970s. As the city is...

In 1959 New York City announced a "slum clearance plan" by Robert Moses that would displace 2,400 working class and immigrant families, and dozens of...

This film focuses on the approaches that several cities have taken to one problem. Through various examples, it examines the implications and options...

American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.