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Urbanized
Urbanized

Urbanized

A documentary film by Gary Hustwit

Genres

Documentary

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

85 mins

Rating

7.4/10

Release Date

09 September 2011

Country

United States of America

Cast

Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Self

Jan Gehl

Jan Gehl

Self

Ellen Dunham-Jones

Ellen Dunham-Jones

Self

Amanda M. Burden

Amanda M. Burden

Self

Joshua David

Joshua David

Self

Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Niemeyer

Self

Sicelo Nkohla

Sicelo Nkohla

Self

Rem Koolhaas

Rem Koolhaas

Self

Alejandro Aravena

Alejandro Aravena

Self

Stefan Mappus

Stefan Mappus

Self

Udo Andriof

Udo Andriof

Self

Ricky Burdett

Ricky Burdett

Self

Enrique Peñalosa

Enrique Peñalosa

Self

Bruce Katz

Bruce Katz

Self

Edgar Pieterse

Edgar Pieterse

Self

Jacqueline James

Jacqueline James

Self

Yung Ho Chang

Yung Ho Chang

Self

Fritz Mielert

Fritz Mielert

Self

Gangolf Stocker

Gangolf Stocker

Self

Grady Gammage Jr

Grady Gammage Jr

Self

Candy Chang

Candy Chang

Self

Kathryn Ewing

Kathryn Ewing

Self

Rahul Mehrotra

Rahul Mehrotra

Self

Michael Sorkin

Michael Sorkin

Self

Robert Hammond

Robert Hammond

Self

Jon Bird

Jon Bird

Self

Eduardo Paes

Eduardo Paes

Self

Tarna Klitzner

Tarna Klitzner

Self

Mark Covington

Mark Covington

Self

Noah Chasin

Noah Chasin

Self

James Corner

James Corner

Self

Sheela Patel

Sheela Patel

Self

Grover Moulton

Grover Moulton

Self

Alastair Graham

Alastair Graham

Self

Ricardo Scofidio

Ricardo Scofidio

Self

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