Architecture documentaries

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I bought the Futuro doc/book package from Finland which was one of the best dvd/book package I have ever seen. For those who don't know the Futuro was a house built out of plastic that looked like a flying sourcer. We found one in Florida that is used today as a strip joint.

Normally I avoid giving out too much information before publication, but now got to say I got interview with maker of the document / co-author of book for SI... He has made many things related to experimental music & film.

In finland, if you drive route 6 to east, you always notice Venturo house on side of road. Not as distinctively odd as Futuro, but same architect, also plastic house.

[FreakAnimalFinland]

I bought the Futuro doc/book package from Finland which was one of the best dvd/book package I have ever seen. For those who don't know the Futuro was a house built out of plastic that looked like a flying sourcer. We found one in Florida that is used today as a strip joint.

I finally got to read this. Document dvd is the same as in Taanila's documentary collection dvd. But this with additional footage as bonus. Book is great. I had to borrow it from library, since haven't been able to find place to buy it. Every bookstore I have visited have said it's sold out. Great book, where everything is in finnish and english.

Music of that Futuro document dvd was made by Ektroverde.

[Strömkarlen]

Really looking forward to for the interview. I always assumed that there was a Säkhö connection somewhere but I don't know why really. The extra material on the book/dvd set is a treasure.

Shameless plug 1. There is an article about the Futuro by yours truly in the upcoming "greatest hit" book from the people how brought you NUDE magazine (UK based).

Shameless plug 2. We put our latest film TEST SITE up for on-line rental. Soundtrack by BJ Nilsen. http://www.testsitemovie.filmbinder.com .

[heretogo]

TEST SITE looks interesting. But how do I watch it online? I don't see a "RENT NOW" button, like on some of the other movie pages I checked on that website. Is the renting limited to certain regions only (I'm in Finland)? Ah, now I see it's partly funded by YLE and has actually been shown on Finnish TV... hopefully they will re-run it at some point.

[Strömkarlen]

That is strange. We didn't geoblock and I get a rent now button just under the poster. I have to check that when at the office next time.

YLE fst have shown Test Site (and our other films) but I don't remember how many runs they have.

[Mr.Payne]

ITAKESKUS : Public baths and swimming pool complex

Helsinki Finland

Seen a few pictures of this amazing place and wanted to know if any here had visited?
Keep in mind I've only seen a few pictures of its interior; I've no idea of its patrons or whether
or not this may be an exclusive ( in a negative sense) place.

[Niko]

That swimming hall is quite infamous of it's customers.
Lots of baddly behaving bums, gypsies, somalians, white trash etc.
I have been there once, few years ago. It looked liked the interior was straight from DDR, which is a positive thing!

[Mr.Payne]

That swimming hall is quite infamous of it's customers.
Lots of baddly behaving bums, gypsies, somalians, white trash etc.
I have been there once, few years ago. It looked liked the interior was straight from DDR, which is a positive thing!

hmm. Thanks for the heads up. I'll avoid; too bad the place looks great.
What is DDR?

[heretogo]

That is strange. We didn't geoblock and I get a rent now button just under the poster. I have to check that when at the office next time.

Hmm... I'm now at work and here I do have the rent now button accessible, which was not the case at home. Maybe it's some stupid setting of the browser, or something, I will try again later.

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

What is DDR?

Deutsche Demokratische Republik. Or GDR if you like.

[Jaakko V.]

Quite interesting constructions - "25 Abandoned Soviet Monuments that look like they're from the Future"

[GEWALTMONOPOL]

The word amazing gets bandied about far too freely but I can't think of a better one to describe those monuments. Every one of them look totally amazing!

[Litharge]

Damn -- amazing is exactly the right adjective.  Much of it strikes me as alien architecture of inhuman scale, and unknown purpose (beyond just artistic memorial).

Brings to mind this random, usually interesting, and occasionally banal website I happened upon a couple of years ago:
http://www.englishrussia.com/

I see "English Russia" has been mentioned here in the past.

[Hakaristi]

Brings to mind this random, usually interesting, and occasionally banal website I happened upon a couple of years ago:
http://www.englishrussia.com/

Wow, some lovely photos of abandoned factories & buildings there!

Some of the more tasty entries, for those who haven't seen:

http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/04/26/graffiti-in-the-dead-town/2/
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2010/11/23/ramble-over-a-deserted-factory/#more-26391
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2011/03/05/whats-inside-an-air-defence-bunker/#more-38951
http://englishrussia.com/index.php/2008/09/21/an-abandoned-coastline-defense-canon-battery/#more-2056

[pitchphase]

not a documentary, but this (defunct) blog has an incredible collection of 20th century architectural drawings and documents- most of them scanned at high res from rare books. like these collages here, but you can sort by other categories too:

http://rndrd.com/filter/collage

another blog (in spanish) of 60s & 70s futuristic designs:

http://arqueologiadelfuturo.blogspot.com/