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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Harrow Hospital Carnival

Harrow Hospital Carnival

1933

Undocumented in the Pandemic

Undocumented in the Pandemic

2020

When Two Worlds Collide

When Two Worlds Collide

2016

Unlocking the Cage

Unlocking the Cage

2016

Behind the Scenes at Daria

Behind the Scenes at Daria

2000

Joe Papp in Five Acts

Joe Papp in Five Acts

2012

The Price of Kings: Shimon Peres

2012

Fall to Grace

Fall to Grace

2013

The Man Who Drove with Mandela

The Man Who Drove with Mandela

1998

Skid Row

Skid Row

2007

Palavra (En)Cantada

Palavra (En)Cantada

2009

Janine

1990

In Ictu Oculi

In Ictu Oculi

2020

Aral, the Lost Sea

2010

The Art Star and the Sudanese Twins

2009

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

Do You Remember Laurie Zimmer?

2003

Digital Nation

Digital Nation

2010

Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem

Quanto Tempo o Tempo Tem

2015

The Inland Sea

The Inland Sea

1991

Bollywood Bound

Bollywood Bound

2002