Now Streaming: Architecture Doc "City Dreamers"

Joseph Hillel's new documentary City Dreamers chronicles the lives of four brilliant women who paved the way in a male-dominated field, united by a
similar vision and dream of “a fundamentally human and inclusive city.”

Phyllis Lambert, Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, Cornelia Hahn Oberlander and Denise Scott Brown have collaborated with some of the leading figures in architecture, from Le Corbusier to Louis Kahn and Mies van der Rohe,
while finding their own voices in this male-dominated profession.

Through interviews, archival material and stunning cinematography, Hillel uncovers how each of these independent thinkers has been working, observing and thinking about the transformations shaping the city of today and tomorrow.

"After the Second World War, few women had access to the very masculine profession of architect, even though there was no lack of work. Many European centers had been destroyed, while cities in both Europe and America were struggling to cope with their burgeoning populations and automobile traffic. The city needed to be rethought. Dreaming of a more human urban environment, the four protagonists of our film broke into this boys’ club and began creating the city of tomorrow. Their story is that of women in modern society and of a world that was becoming more open and inclusive."
-Filmmaker Joseph Hillel