Architecture

Architecture

Architecture

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Architecture

1980

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Overview

A stop motion opus made up of hundreds of hand-painted wooden blocks that takes the viewer through a brief history of architecture. Primitive structures evolve into larger buildings...

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Children's Television Workshop

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