Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

Architect Todd Saunders’s buildings on Fogo Island, Newfoundland embrace the excitement of being on the edge of nature and contemporary design while fulfilling the goal of doing ‘new things with old ways’. Saunders and commissioner, Zita Cobb, provide a personal account of the ideas and traditions that inspire this bold and socially ambitious architectural venture. Gorgeously photographed over the Island’s seven seasons, the film is a flowing, visual narrative that unfolds over time as the principal stage of the project, the Fogo Island Inn, approaches completion.

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Janine

1990

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud

Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud

1996

Misconception

2014

Maya Deren, Take Zero

2012

Harrow Hospital Carnival

Harrow Hospital Carnival

1933

Sister Aimee

2007

Silas

Silas

2018

(T)ERROR

(T)ERROR

2015

On Tender Hooks

On Tender Hooks

2013

Lost in Lebanon

Lost in Lebanon

2017

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

Peter Handke: In the Woods, Might Be Late

2016

Club Native

Club Native

2008

Welcome to Africville

Welcome to Africville

1999

Desire Inc.

1990

Věra 68

Věra 68

2012

Maine Girls

Maine Girls

2017

King of the Cruise

King of the Cruise

2019

Eat This New York

Eat This New York

2004

Documentarian

Documentarian

2012

The Guys Next Door

The Guys Next Door

2016