The Art of Architecture
2019 British TV series or programme
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"The Art of Architecture" is a British factual documentary series broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Arts. It aired a first series in 2019, a second in 2021, and a third in 2022, as well as two specials in 2020. Each of its episodes makes a study of a piece of new architecture or restoration, showing how they were inspired, designed and brought to fruition, with a profile of the architect or firm which created it. The Art of Architecture is directed and narrated by Alastair Layzell and the architectural consultant is Marcus Binney.
| The Art of Architecture | |
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Title card | |
| Genre | Factual |
| Directed by | Alastair Layzell |
| Narrated by | Alastair Layzell |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Editor | Richard Hall |
| Running time | 44 minutes |
| Production company | Colonial Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sky Arts |
| Release | 25 July 2019 – 13 June 2022 |
The title was previously used for a mini-series of three episodes in 1960 presented by Kenneth Clark, entitled The Good Old Rules, The Age of the Spaceman and The Architecture We Deserve.[1]
Episodes
| Episode | Original air date | Featured structure | Architect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | 25 July 2019 | World Trade Center Transportation Hub[2] | Santiago Calatrava |
| 1.2 | 1 August 2019 | Battersea Power Station redevelopment[3] | Jim Eyre |
| 1.3 | 8 August 2019 | V&A Dundee[4] | Kengo Kuma |
| 1.4 | 15 August 2019 | Vessel[5] | Thomas Heatherwick |
| 1.5 | 22 August 2019 | Weston Tower, Westminster Abbey[6] | Ptolemy Dean |
| 1.6 | 29 August 2019 | Macallan Distillery[7] | Graham Stirk |
| 1.7 | 5 September 2019 | Smithsonian National Museum of African American History[8] | David Adjaye |
| 1.8 | 12 September 2019 | Design Museum, Kensington[9] | John Pawson |
| 1.9 | 19 September 2019 | John Simpson's house[10] | John Simpson |
| 1.10 | 26 September 2019 | Alexandra Palace theatre restoration[11] | Matt Somerville |
| Special | 23 September 2020 | Great Opera Houses of the World[12] La Fenice, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Garsington Opera |
Aldo Rossi, Santiago Calatrava, Robin Snell |
| Special | 30 September 2020 | Great Museums of the World[13] Museum of Arts and Sciences, Beyeler Foundation, Vitra Design Museum |
Santiago Calatrava, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano |
| 2.1 | 5 February 2021 | Bee'ah Headquarters, Sharjah[14] | Zaha Hadid |
| 2.2 | 12 February 2021 | Cambridge Central Mosque[15] | Marks Barfield |
| 2.3 | 19 February 2021 | Lambeth Palace Library and Archives[16] | Wright & Wright |
| 2.4 | 26 February 2021 | New Music School, King's College School[17] | Michael and Patty Hopkins |
| 2.5 | 5 March 2021 | Andermatt Concert Hall[18] | Christina Seilern |
| 2.6 | 9 March 2021 | Island Rest, Hampshire[19] | Magnus Strom |
| 2.7 | 16 March 2021 | Holy Trinity Church, Paris[20] | Jean-Michel Wilmotte |
| 2.8 | 23 March 2021 | Southern Cross station, Melbourne[21] | Nicholas Grimshaw |
| 2.9 | 30 March 2021 | Palais de Justice, Paris[22] | Renzo Piano |
| 2.10 | 7 April 2021 | Expo 2020[23] | Various |
| 3.1 | 11 April 2022 | Narbo Via, Narbonne[24] | Norman Foster |
| 3.2 | 18 April 2022 | Holocaust Monument of Names, Amsterdam[24] | Daniel Libeskind |
| 3.3 | 25 April 2022 | The Shed, New York City[24] | Liz Diller |
| 3.4 | 2 May 2022 | House In The Cotswolds[24] | Yiangou Architects |
| 3.5 | 9 May 2022 | Smith House, Nova Scotia[24] | Brian McKay Lyons |
| 3.6 | 16 May 2022 | Wild Reindeer Pavilion, Norway[24] | Kjetil Thorsen |
| 3.7 | 23 May 2022 | Serpentine Pavilion, London[24] | Sumayya Valley |
| 3.8 | 30 May 2022 | Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge[24] | Niall McLaughlin |
| 3.9 | 6 June 2022 | Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin[24] | David Chipperfield |
| 3.10 | 13 June 2022 | Dolunay Villa, Turkey[24] | Foster+Partners |
