When a couple sets out to build their dream house, they enlist the services of a visionary modernist architect, whose soaring ideas are matched by only his ego. The woman is swept away by the uncompromising creative artist whose personality provides a stark contrast to her practical husband's. She is so taken she hardly notices the Architect is building HIS dream house. — the Architect
The latest film to satirize the profession, the Architect stars Parker Posey, James Frain, and Eric McCormack and was written and directed by Jonathan Parker.
It's not immediately clear if the architect is modeled after anyone in particular. The character's appearance resembles a certain British designer a bit, while the work looks a bit like a more curvilinear Richard Meier project.
What do you think? An unfair portrait of architects or a spot-on satire of the discipline's more hubristic tendencies?
The Architect - Trailer (2016) from Parker Film Company on Vimeo.
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Well, this looks horrible...
Nothing says straight to Neflix release like "Eric McCormack"
They hired this architect to design a house like the other houses he has designed. This architect does this and now they complain that he did what they asked him to do.
Lots of disco on this in the forums.
Demolishing, if not necessary, is not sustainable ! And what material is used, steel and concrete ? There´s only one earth !
Why....
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