Form, Design, and the City

This film is a Reynolds Metals Company and American Institute of Architects documentary about plans to redevelop central Philadelphia with inspiration from Italian architecture. The film is an adaptation of a presentation done at the 93rd Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects held in Philadelphia, on April 25-28, 1961. Several architects take turns describing their vision for the future, including I.M. Pei and program host Edmund Bacon, the father of actor Kevin Bacon. close