Construction Movies

Chronicling the reconstruction of the World Trade Center and restoration of the New York City skyline, with a focus on the construction workers who...

This PSA-style film from the 1970s titled “Use Your Head” was presented by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario to eliminate...

A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear...

Highlighting the canal’s quiet beauty and fascinating people, Part 2 travels from the Genesee Waterways to Spencerport, Brockport, Holley, and...

A workman is oblivious to the danger he causes.

The Erie Canal was an engineering marvel in its time and remains so today. This documentary travels from Palmyra to the Genesee River, stopping along...

Through the story of a mason in Djenne, Komusa Tenapo, and his family, this documentary examines an African tradition of mud architecture in Mali....

Focuses on an open-pit mining operation. Shows huge haulage trucks, pointing out existing and potential hazards involved in their operation....

Documentary on new construction and reconstruction in Berlin's Friedrichstrasse in 1985.

Follow the story of how a skatepark was built in the Maldives and the volunteers who worked day and night for a month to make it happen. See how the...

The award winner Japanese architect Toyo Ito designed the International Baroque Museum in Puebla, Mexico. He is well known for his majestic buildings...

Five Japanese carpenters came to Boston that summer to reconstruct a Kyoto silkweaver's 150 year old townhouse that had been packed in crates and...

An overview of high-rise construction activity in London. From the crane operators who build the new sky-scrapers to the tenants who live in the...