Written, Produced & Directed by Paul Bockhorst.
Narrated by Richard Doyle.
DESIGNING WITH NATURE provides a vivid account of a pivotal chapter in the architectural history of Northern California. Set in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the documentary examines the work of several major architects who were influenced by Arts and Crafts ideals, as well as by the reformist ethos of the Progressive Era. These designers sought to create an architecture suited to the landscape, climate, and emerging culture of the region. Rejecting Victorian excess and the artificial seperation of art and craft, they strove to create an organic architecture based on unified design and harmony with nature.
Featured architects include Bernard Maybeck, Julia Morgan, Ernest Coxhead, Willis Polk, A.C. Schweinfurth, John Galen Howard, Louis Christian Mullgardt, John Hudson Thomas, and Henry Gutterson. The influential Arts and Crafts proponents Joseph Worcester and Charles Keeler are also highlighted.
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