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Life, Assembled

Life, Assembled

An architectural adventure

2022•1h 9m•9.0/10
Documentary

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9.0/10(2)

50 years after the realization of their utopias, three old architects take the director on a journey to discover extraordinary housing. A joyful journey through time, from which emerges a crucial question: how will we live tomorrow?

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Production

Playtime Films

Language

FR

Status

Released

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Jean Englebert

Himself

Paul Petit

Himself

Lucien Kroll

Himself

Simone Kroll

Herself

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