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Life Architectually
1x28 & 1x52 min. HD & SD.
LIFE ARCHITECTURALLY goes behind the scenes at work and at home to follow
internationally acclaimed husband and wife team, architect Robert McBride and interior
designer Debbie Ryan, to discover what inspires their groundbreaking architectural concepts
and designs.
Their outstanding architecture is changing the face of Melbourne. While their spiral shaped
"Klein Bottle House" achieved the ultimate accolade: the prestigious World Architecture Festival
Award in Barcelona (2009) for best residential house in the world.
These dynamic, down-to-earth, married-with-kids couples are leading lights in the modern
architectural movement. Many consider their buildings works of art. And as with most art, it's
often controversial.
A copper dome shaped house that fits together like a jigsaw puzzle; a beach house that unfurls
from a letterbox, a rail-yard signalmen’s building that looks like a jewel box and a house
extension that resembles a cloud. LIFE ARCHITECTURALLY follows the day-to-day lives of
Rob and Debbie over a period of a year, examining the intricacies of their unique working
relationship and the inspiration behind their iconic and sometimes controversial works.
This intimate documentary observes the pressures of building a multi-story, twin-tower
development, revolutionary new schools, one in the shape of an infinity symbol, alongside the
construction and design of their own family home – which is on the backburner once again. It
also follows Rob and Debbie as they prepare their pitch as part of an international consortium to
win the contract to design and construct a prestigious new billion-dollar building, the newest and
biggest cancer care centre in the Southern Hemisphere. Plus there’s a personal reason behind
their passion to create a building of hope for cancer patients and their families.
The stakes are high. The vision is bold. It’s the embodiment of a Life Architecturally.
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