Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
1970s film speculating on the year 2000 city of the future.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
MS of Moshe Safdie, originator of Habitat 67, talking to camera about city of tomorrow. Pan across an architectural model of a future city. MS of Christopher Alexander, planner from the Berkeley School of Environmental Design, talking to the camera about the city of the future. Man standing in front of a large brick wall.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Looking up through the roof of a construction elevator on the outside of a building, as the elevator goes down. Woman walking along the beach behind a wire fence. MS of Moshe Safdie talking to camera about the concept of "human scale." Sun gleaming off of a skyscraper. Rows of identical windows in a tall building. Pan across a small residential home, a clothesline filled w/ laundry blows in the wind outside.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Bus driving along a rural road in a Arab city near Jerusalem. Moshe Safdie talks about the design of the city. Pan across a modern urban building, Habitat 67. Pan across brick homes in an Arab village, they appear to be part of the hillside.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Focus resolves to a long expanse of identical suburban homes crammed into a small area. MS of Christopher Alexander talking to the camera. Pan across model of future city.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Pan across the home & studio of architect Paolo Soleri. Paolo Soleri talking to his students. CU of student's faces. Students working, digging, pouring concrete, etc. Cranes moving materials. Students carry bags of dry concrete.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Pan up the facade of a high rise apartment building. Aerial shot, circling the World Trade Center . Reflection of cars in the glass buildings. Fisheye shot of an urban swimming pool, surrounded by buildings. Person dives in the pool. Aerial shot, MS of World Trade Center & skyline. MS of Christopher Alexander talking to the camera.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
CU of palm trees, pull back to a large urban landscape, lots of low rise buildings. Pan across a city in Israel. MS of man talking about the beauty of the design of Jerusalem. Camera travels through the market section of the city. Man balances, on his head, a large palette filled w/ bread. Men in traditional & western clothing. Pan across city. Zoom in on TV antenna rising above the ancient city. Pan the city skyline.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
MS of Christopher Alexander talking to the camera. CU of an architectural model of Jerusalem Rabbinical College. Pan across model. MS of Moshe Safdie talking to camera about the city in 2000.
Habitat 2000: Human Scale Cities
Still shots of different urban settings. Pan across an architectural model. People working at a construction site. MS of an contemporary American urban environment, low rise buildings & cars. Pedestrians cross a busy urban street. Looking up at the sun gleaming off a large skyscraper. Pan up at skyscraper.