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In The Eye of The Beholder

c. 1973 , Bath (Other)

Cat no. 218476

A poetic ode to the best of classic and modern British architecture.

Rhyming couplets introduce the film - sponsored by Bison Concrete Limited - which uses poetry, geometry and visual comparison to contrast and equate the very best in classic and modern British architecture. Tracing shape, form and the 'organic imitation' of construction, texture and moulding, the film finds reflections of nature within architecture. Using the city of Bath as a model for architectural harmony, utility and grace, it acknowledges that modern society brings a need for rearrangement in the manner of life and construction. It shifts focus to the virtues of concrete and other materials, and their ability to reflect the graceful architecture of the past. And once modern developers have been driven from the centre of cities like Bath, the film concludes with a confident desire that these developers and architects might 'take hope from concrete, steel and wood; with a will and a heart, repeat he could.'

Featured Buildings

Royal Crescent, Bath

Keywords

Architecture; Concrete; Construction; Housing

  • Sponsor : Bison Concrete Limited

  • Production company : Bison Film Unit

  • Director : John Chittock

  • Script : John Chittock

  • Commentator : Hugh Burden

Manifestations

In The Eye of The Beholder

  • Barcode
    INV357426
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:56
    Modification Date
    25/11/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    734353
  • Barcode
    INV371423
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:56
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    729356
  • Barcode
    INV340191
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:56
    Modification Date
    26/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    729042
  • Barcode
    INV361403
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:56
    Modification Date
    03/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    725946
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV372284
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:09:56
    Modification Date
    16/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    722536
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV281159
    Canonical Identifier
    2008/10
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    colour
    Duration
    0:25:00
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    17/12/2008
    Parts
    Reference
    677580
    Sound
    sound

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