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Posted: 3/16/2012
Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island --
Synopses
3-Line Synopsis
20th century modern residential architecture by top architects and designers is being systematically deleted from the cultural landscape of Long Island, New York.
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Programming Descriptors
FORMS:Documentary
GENRES:Educational, Human Rights, Independent, Period/Historical, Docu-Drama, Culture, Art, Social Issue, History, Biography
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Foreign Titles
ENGLISH Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island
Medium Synopsis
20th century modern residential architecture is being systematically deleted from the cultural landscape of Long Island, New York. Why would this happen? What is the history of this genre of design in the region?
'Modern Tide: Midcentury Architecture on Long Island' explores the work of the region's best post-war architects and designers, including Albert Frey, Wallace Harrison, Frank Lloyd Wright, Horace Gifford, Edward Durell Stone, Marcel Breuer, Andrew Geller, Philip Johnson, Charles Gwathmey, Barbara and Julian Neski, and others. The film features interviews with architects and historians, as well as friends, families and clients of these influential designers. Both rare archival material and gorgeous current-day cinematography highlight Long Island's often unappreciated modernist architectural treasures.
'This rich asset is disappearing,' says director Jake Gorst. 'We believe the film will foster renewed awareness and appreciation for Long Island's remaining modernist structures and its unique architectural history.'