Urbanism Movies

Exploring the impact of the now defunct Steinberg supermarkets on the urban environment.

This feature documentary zooms in on the city of Sapporo, on the Island of Hokkaïdo in southern Japan. In contrast to the unplanned sprawl of...

This short documentary film is a fascinating portrait of urban and rural Quebec in the late 1960s, as the province entered modernity. The collective...

Shows a campaign launched in Halifax in 1967 to probe the core of poverty in that city--low incomes, ill health and inadequate housing affect more...

The documentary offers an overview of the district of Cidade Tiradentes and its inhabitants. It starts by the acquisition of land by the public ...

This feature documentary takes a look at how the Halifax/Dartmouth community in Nova Scotia was stimulated by a week-long session held by a panel of...

"This film is one of the first French Unit productions of the “Société Nouvelle/Challenge for Change” program. When an old...

World in a City is a portrait of Toronto and the steps Torontonians are taking to create a society that welcomes and encourages new immigrants to...

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

This short film explores the problems and potentials of small towns in the Drumheller Valley region of Alberta. Citizen participation in the growth...

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

Exemplary in its town planning and administration, Bologna has been transformed into a city that is avant-garde, both socially and culturally, yet...

Focusing on the Matta-Viel complex, the immediate environment, the program, the materiality, the community of neighbors and its architects and what...

Individualized for profit, yet harmonious in its whole, Düsseldorf has met and largely conquered the conflicting demands of economic growth and...

Architect Stanley King involves the local Vancouver community in urban design.

American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.

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