31. Cabins in the Wild
The creativity, passion, and pitfalls of any design process are all packed into a 40-odd minute informative episodic format. It is engaging and eye-opening when it comes to modernist ideas in a tight budget. The series serves as inspiration for designers and builders trying to strike a balance between budget and client expectations – not entirely an unfamiliar problem for construction professionals around the world.
32. Metropolis
A must-see for any architecture enthusiast—it presents the futuristic image of a dystopian city, severely divided along lines of wealth and class. All architectural built is depicted with dark, elongated shadows, creating a terrifyingly surreal landscape that heightens the suspense of the plot.
33. Mega Engineering
Each episode goes inside some of the most ambitious and envisioned engineering projects of the future to demonstrate how today’s advancing technology will produce tomorrow’s buildings. Plenty to learn as these projects use technology to overcome obstacles and accommodate the needs of these megastructures.
34. Stay here
Designer, Genevieve Gorder, and real estate expert, Peter Lorimer, help the owners transform their apartments and then put them of rent for short periods. Creating spaces that need to have a mass appeal, they teach the property owner (and the viewers) core design lessons for the same.
35. Prophets of Science Fiction
Visionary filmmaker Ridley Scott hosts this intriguing documentary series illustrating how the visions of science-fiction writers have materialized into imaginary built environments.
