The Stories Behind the Buildings
Documentary-style films exploring the architecture that shapes our world.
Latest Film: Southdale Center & Victor Gruen’s Failed Utopia
It was meant to restore public life to suburban American. Instead, Southdale Center sparked a retail revolution that transformed America’s landscape. This episode unpacks the promise and paradox at the heart of the first enclosed shopping mall.
Once Upon a Building
Every building begins as someone’s idea. This series explores the people behind the architecture–their intentions, their struggles, and how their decisions shape the places we gather, work, and live.
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Fontainebleau Miami: The Legendary Resort’s Untold History
The curving facade that reshaped Miami’s image of glamour
The Story of the Sears Tower
How a retail giant built the tallest tower on Earth
Architecture 101
Architecture 101 explores the design languages, cultural forces, and historical moments that define the buildings around us.
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What is Googie Architecture?
Googie turned diners, gas stations, and coffee shops into monuments of mid-century futurism.
What is Brutalism?
A movement that believed architecture could reshape society.
From the Journal
Occasional deep dives into architectural ideas, concepts, and history
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About All Things Architecture
All Things Architecture is an architecture media studio dedicated to exploring the buildings that shape our everyday lives. Through documentary films and editorial writing, ATA seeks to inform and inspire–translating the ambitions of architects, clients, and cities into stories the public can understand and connect with.
Founded by Steve Park, ATA bridges the gap between the architectural profession and the people who inhabit its work, revealing the human decisions, cultural forces, and historical moments embedded in the built environment.
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