Construction Movies

When a fire destroys a beloved Chinatown bookstore, its hyper-independent owner learns that community is necessary for survival.

A 36-minute overview of one of mankind's greatest achievements. In the early 1930s, America was in the depths of a tragic economic depression. Yet...

Short documentary film produced by Eugène Pirou.

Documentary on new construction and reconstruction in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse in 1985.

Follow the story of how a skatepark was built in the Maldives and the volunteers who worked day and night for a month to make it happen. See how the...

The story of building the Golden Gate Bridge is as compelling as its ultimate success. Undaunted by treacherous tides, high winds, and predictions...

Filmed in the same Torrance Public Library parking lot, Introduction to Crack Sealing 2 reworks the material of the first film into a sharper, more...

Treats drafting as a means of visual communication and a key to organized training and planning. Discusses the importance of drafting in various...

Drawn again from footage shot in the Torrance Public Library parking lot, Introduction to Crack Sealing 3 remixes material from the first two films...

A man named Walt who has recently completed building a fallout shelter in his home, a project initiated due to the threat of nuclear war during the...

Ford Educational Weekly No. 164, produced by the Ford Motor Company about prefabricated houses. A new idea in house building in which the parts of...

An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the...

Leaky home experts John Gray and Roger Levie uncover the shocking truth about the dreadful and dangerous state of many apartment buildings in New...