Film

Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island

Name: Strange and Familiar: Architecture on Fogo Island
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2015-03-21

2015 · 52m · Documentary

IMDb: 7.8

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Overview

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.