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201372 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

In Media Res

201372 minPGdocumentary

6.2/ 10(4 ratings)• TMDB

Architect Luciana Fina explores how various architectural designs across different locations influence human interaction and community engagement.

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Architect Luciana Fina explores how various architectural designs across different locations influence human interaction and community engagement.

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Architect Luciana Fina presents In Media Res, a 72-minute documentary from 2013. It features various architectural designs in different locations, showing how built environments influence human interaction and community engagement. Through examples of spaces that connect people, nature, and objects, the film discusses the fluidity of space, time, and movement and their effects on social dynamics and relationships with the environment.

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