Architecture at the Crossroads — Season 1, Episode 3: Islam: The Search for Identity
Documentary • 40 min • 1 season, 10 episodes
Episode synopsis
The newly-acquired oil wealth has brought an unprecedented boom to the Middle East and, as a consequence, a massive programme of new buildings. At first the Arabs looked to the West, at a time when architecture there had reached its worst phase in history.
About Architecture at the Crossroads
Ten films examining the main themes running through the world of contemporary architecture (1986)