Architecture guides
Research-led ways into the catalogue: building details, material evidence and architecture on screen.
Documented materials: from a photograph to a specification
Browse project-specific material evidence, including glazing, floor systems, stone, timber and historical finishes.
Fallingwater materials: original work and later conservation
Separate Fallingwater’s historical paint and veneered woodwork from the products documented in later window conservation.
Harbin Opera House: what the glazing records establish
Understand the distinct functions of the structural-glazing adhesive and insulating-glass secondary sealant documented at Harbin Opera House.
House in Yoga: identifying the kitchen-island surface
Connect the documented Silestone Charcoal Soapstone island with Keiji Ashizawa Design’s Tokyo courtyard house.
Blade Runner’s real Los Angeles buildings
Compare the Bradbury Building, Union Station and Ennis House with their screen roles in Blade Runner.
Gattaca at Marin County Civic Center
Read the aerospace headquarters in Gattaca alongside the real civic complex and Marin County’s filming evidence.
Villa del Balbianello in Star Wars and Casino Royale
Connect Villa del Balbianello’s real loggia and gardens with two different film roles.
Wright’s eight UNESCO buildings: a comparison
Compare the eight components of Wright’s World Heritage property through use, movement, daylight and landscape.
Wright’s Los Angeles textile-block houses
Compare Millard, Storer, Freeman and Ennis through their block systems, hillside positions and boundaries with the landscape.
Lake Como film architecture: a route with access limits
Plan a source-led Lake Como architecture circuit around Balbianello, La Gaeta and Villa Erba, with public and restricted access kept distinct.
Japanese houses: courtyards and private views
Compare courtyard and terrace strategies in House in Yoga, F Residence and Tranquil House using architect descriptions.
Concrete and greenery: three domestic settings
Compare planting and built boundaries at House in Yoga, F Residence and Dolphin Villa without inferring performance from appearance.