Architecture in movies

Blade Runner Fan Art / Alternative Version of Wallace Office. Charakters from the Epic Store,

Since the dawn of cinema, film, and architecture have been inextricably linked. Both mediums are cultural expressions that deal with space, time, and people, and they use spatial narrative to address the human predicament. The architect, like the director, is in charge of turning fiction into reality. The built environment and the atmosphere it creates play an important role in visual storytelling, from modernist dwellings to futuristic landscapes.

Here we discuss 12 movies about an architect, showing how volumes, colors, and textures influence the theme and storyline.

The $450 million expansion has invited a lot of conversations, but the role of moving images in the new display is significant.

This fall Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner 2049 was released as the long awaited sequel to the original 1982 film, and has since sparked much conversation around the film's architecture. There is no denying that Blade Runner 2049's construction was considerably influenced by Brutalist forms, but is...

<span>Movies that talk about architects and architecture, but also in which design plays a fundamental role. From Bertolucci, to <i>Greenaway</i>, to Spielberg's <i>Minority Report</i>.</span>

The Fall is a very visually powerful film. It is the result of a tremendous effort from its director Tarsem Singh, wh...

A visual essay on spectacular cinematography.

Image 24 of 27 from gallery of Illustrated Movie Set Plans from 'Parasites', 'Pain & Glory' and 'Jojo Rabbit'. Parasites. Image © Floor Plan Croissant