The Art of Architecture

The Art of Architecture
Title card
GenreFactual
Directed byAlastair Layzell
Narrated byAlastair Layzell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producers
  • Jack Oliver
  • David Byrne
EditorRichard Hall
Running time44 minutes
Production companyColonial Pictures
Original release
NetworkSky Arts
Release25 July 2019 (2019-07-25) –
present

"The Art of Architecture" is a British factual documentary series broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Arts. It aired a first series in 2019, a second in 2021, and a third in 2022, as well as two specials in 2020. Each of its episodes makes a study of a piece of new architecture or restoration, showing how they were inspired, designed and brought to fruition, with a profile of the architect or firm which created it. The Art of Architecture is directed and narrated by Alastair Layzell and the architectural consultant is Marcus Binney.

The title was previously used for a mini-series of three episodes in 1960 presented by Kenneth Clark, entitled The Good Old Rules, The Age of the Spaceman and The Architecture We Deserve.

Episodes

Episode Original air date Featured structure Architect
1.1 25 July 2019 World Trade Center Transportation Hub[1] Santiago Calatrava
1.2 1 August 2019 Battersea Power Station redevelopment[2] Jim Eyre
1.3 8 August 2019 V&A Dundee[3] Kengo Kuma
1.4 15 August 2019 Vessel[4] Thomas Heatherwick
1.5 22 August 2019 Weston Tower, Westminster Abbey[5] Ptolemy Dean
1.6 29 August 2019 Macallan Distillery[6] Graham Stirk
1.7 5 September 2019 Smithsonian National Museum of African American History[7] David Adjaye
1.8 12 September 2019 Design Museum, Kensington[8] John Pawson
1.9 19 September 2019 John Simpson's house[9] John Simpson
1.10 26 September 2019 Alexandra Palace theatre restoration[10] Matt Somerville
Special 23 September 2020 Great Opera Houses of the World[11]
La Fenice, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Garsington Opera 		Aldo Rossi, Santiago Calatrava, Robin Snell
Special 30 September 2020 Great Museums of the World[12]
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Beyeler Foundation, Vitra Design Museum 		Santiago Calatrava, Frank Gehry, Renzo Piano
2.1 5 February 2021 Bee'ah Headquarters, Sharjah[13] Zaha Hadid
2.2 12 February 2021 Cambridge Central Mosque[14] Marks Barfield
2.3 19 February 2021 Lambeth Palace Library and Archives[15] Wright & Wright
2.4 26 February 2021 New Music School, King's College School[16] Michael and Patty Hopkins
2.5 5 March 2021 Andermatt Concert Hall[17] Christina Seilern
2.6 9 March 2021 Island Rest, Hampshire[18] Magnus Strom
2.7 16 March 2021 Holy Trinity Church, Paris[19] Jean-Michel Wilmotte
2.8 23 March 2021 Southern Cross station, Melbourne[20] Nicholas Grimshaw
2.9 30 March 2021 Palais de Justice, Paris[21] Renzo Piano
2.10 7 April 2021 Expo 2020[22] Various
3.1 11 April 2022 Narbo Via, Narbonne Norman Foster
3.2 18 April 2022 Holocaust Monument of Names, Amsterdam Daniel Libeskind
3.3 25 April 2022 The Shed, New York City Liz Diller
3.4 2 May 2022 House In The Cotswolds Yiangou Architects
3.5 9 May 2022 Smith House, Nova Scotia Brian McKay Lyons
3.6 16 May 2022 Wild Reindeer Pavilion, Norway Kjetil Thorsen
3.7 23 May 2022 Serpentine Pavilion, London Sumayya Valley
3.8 30 May 2022 Library At Magdalene College, Cambridge Niall McLaughlin
3.9 6 June 2022 Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin David Chipperfield
3.10 13 June 2022 Turkey, Foster+Partners Dolunay Villa

References

  1. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 1". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Battersea Power Station: The Art of Architecture". WilkinsonEyre. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  3. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  4. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 4". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 5". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  6. ^ "The Art of Architecture review". The Daily Telegraph. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 7". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  8. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 8". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  9. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 9". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  10. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S1 - Episode 10". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  11. ^ "The Art of Architecture - Great Opera Houses of the World". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  12. ^ "The Art of Architecture - Great Museums of the World". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  13. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 1: Bee'ah Headquarters, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  14. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 2: Cambridge Central Mosque". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  15. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 3: Lambeth Palace Library and Archives". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  16. ^ "King's College music school features on Sky Arts". King’s College School. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  17. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 5: Concert Hall, Andermatt, Switzerland". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  18. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 6: Island Rest, Hampshire". Radio Times. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  19. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 7: Holy Trinity Church, Paris". Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  20. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 8: Southern Cross Station, Melbourne, Australia". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  21. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 9: Paris Law Courts". Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  22. ^ "The Art of Architecture - S2 - Episode 10: Expo 2020". Retrieved 6 April 2021.


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