A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
Direction
Hustwit lets cities breathe, no narrator bossing you around.
Cinematography
Every frame could hang in a modern art museum.
Writing
Interviews that actually respect your intelligence. Rare!
Director
Gary Hustwit
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This completes Hustwit's design trilogy after Helvetica and Objectified—proving he's obsessed with how invisible systems shape daily life.
Oscar Niemeyer appears shortly before his death at 104, defending his utopian vision even as the film gently dismantles it.
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