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Title Design Wars (61011)
Physical Color; sound
Copyrighted 1989
Length 58:00 min
Distributor Coronet Instructional Films (CORT)
Audience SCA
Synopsis Chronicles a fascinating "design war" between five teams of
architects and developers, all of whom competed to build
Chicago's Harold Washington Library Center for $140
million. Shows how the five balanced external constraints
(budget, deadlines, site) with personal values and design
challenges to create a functional yet esthetic space.
Produced by WGBH for the Nova series.
Subjects Architecture and architects; Design; Arts and
Communications(CART)
Holdings VHS, 2 copies, Rent $21.50
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>Kim Hale x5355 wrote:
>>
>> I am looking for a series of videos called "Council Wars". It is a
>> series of tapes dealing with the Chicago City Council, and may have been
>> done in the late 70's through the mid 80's. I checked OCLC, but could
>> find no reference. I also contacted our major public library branch
>> (Harold Washington), and they do not have it according to their F/V
>> staff. Is anyone familiar with this?
>>
Stan Diamond (manager) (814) 863-3100
Penn State Audio Visual Svcs. (814) 863-2574 FAX
1127 Fox Hill Rd. (800) 826-0132 Rentals
University Park, PA 16803 http://www.libraries.psu.edu/avs/