The Architect and the Old Village [digital video]

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Title:

The Architect and the Old Village [digital video]

Added Author:

Costa, Catarina Alves, author, film director.

Mourão, Catarina, producer.

Albuquerque, Helena, contributor.

Barreto, Rosalinda, contributor.

Vieira, Álvaro Siza, contributor.

Publication Date:

2014

Publication Information:

[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 70 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound

Abstract:

Álvaro Siza Vieira, a famous visionary Portuguese architect, is called to coordinate the rehabilitation of the monuments and architectonic heritage of Cidade Velha (Old Village) in Santiago, one of the African islands of Cape Verde. This project creates great expectations among the local population, who envisages it as a way of improving their quality of life.

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Title from title frames.

Technical Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Subject Term:

Economic development.