Songs About Buildings and Moods

TWA Flight Center and City Methodist Church

Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center is one of the most significant examples of mid-century architecture in the world and a symbol of 1960's Jet Age optimism. At the other end of the American experience is the long-abandoned City Church in Gary, IN., mute testimony to the racist and xenophobic forces that caused its downfall.

TWA Flight Center and City Methodist Church

28m 29s

  • Estudios Churubusco and the Fisher Building: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Estudios Churubusco and the Fisher Building

    S2 E2 - 28m 29s

    Estudios Churubusco is Mexico's premiere film production studio and the birthplace of Mexico's Golden Era of Cinema and host of numerous American productions while Detroit's Fisher Building is architect Albert Kahn's masterpiece and a poignant symbol of Detroit's glorious past and hopeful future.

  • Ex Teresa Arte Actual and George Peabody Library: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Ex Teresa Arte Actual and George Peabody Library

    S2 E1 - 28m 28s

    Ex Teresa Arte Actual is a former 17th century convent in Mexico City's historic Zocalo neighborhood that has been reimagined as a vital center for contemporary art and music. The George Peabody Library in Baltimore is one of the most beautiful library spaces in the world with a historic collection to match.

  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Emil Bach House & Milwaukee's City Hall: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Emil Bach House & Milwaukee's City Hall

    S1 E5 - 27m 50s

    The Emil Bach house by Frank Lloyd Wright is a gem on Chicago’s north side and a perfect example of his signature Prarie-style architecture. Milwaukee's City Hall has been a civic icon since it opened in 1895. Its striking Flemish Renaissance style is an homage to the German immigrants who helped build Milwaukee.

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