A
look at the way that building design has changed our lives in
the twentieth century.
Touching
The Sky
Listen Philip
Johnson - co-designer of one of the most monumental skyscrapers
in New York, the Seagram Building, shows us around his architectural
masterpiece - which was completed in 1958
A Dream
Turned Sour Listen
Lynn
Russell has lived in the Park Hill Estate in Sheffield for
over thirty years. She tells us about bringing up her family
in a tower block. But first we hear from Ivor Smith one of
the architects who built it.
Returning
To Tradition
Listen The
Egyptian architect Adel Fahmy built his home, the House of the
Wind and Sun, using ancient methods. He's convinced that only
traditional building practices can solve his country's housing
problems.
Shop
'Til You Drop Listen
Bafana Khumalo takes us on a tour of the largest
shopping mall in Africa, Sandtown City in South Africa where
he used to work.
Century
Of Flight Listen Former
pilot Jim Eckers takes us around the new airport in Hong Kong
- and nostalgically remembers the old airport - Kai Tak - which
he used for more than thirty years.
