Urbanized (2011)

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

Director:

Gary Hustwit

Stars:

Rem Koolhaas, Oscar Niemeyer, Norman Foster

Cast

Credited cast:
Rem Koolhaas	...	Himself
Oscar Niemeyer	...	Himself
Norman Foster	...	Himself
Amanda M. Burden	...	Herself
Jan Gehl	...	Himself
Enrique Penalosa	...	Himself
Michael Sorkin	...	Himself
Ricardo Scofidio	...	Himself
Gangolf Stocker	...	Himself

Storyline

A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.

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Plot Keywords:

architect

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Zurbanizowani

Filming Locations:

Bogotá, Colombia

Company Credits

Production Co:

Swiss Dots

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Helvetica (2007)

User Reviews

My favourite Doc from this years Tiff

Should be an absolute must see for anyone in local politics. The first comment from anyone in the audience after the premiere was: "I hope our god-damned mayor was here to see this"

He should have been - together with his entire city council.

What really took my breath away was how you can build a transportation system to address the needs of tens of thousands of cyclists or several hundred motorists and watching the mayor of Bogota Columbia explaining his priorities while giving an interview riding a bike in the heart of his city - amazing.

Another key element involved how small, close knit communities were destroyed at the dawn of the automotive era to make way for freeways between city cores and suburban sprawls where cars were necessary to travel the great distances between destinations largely because of the huge parking lots required at every place you wanted to go.

Plan first build later.

Excellent film - I hope new cities in Asia can learn from our western mistakes