Architect Thom Mayne describes his philosophy toward sustainability and design. Mayne, a Pritzker Prize-winner and the architect of the San Francisco Federal Building, is a maverick and a leader in his field. He believes that people will have to adapt to new, sustainable building designs now and int...

During his tenure as mayor of Bogota, Colombia, Enrique Penalosa was both revered and scorned for his urban planning and transportation policies. His public works projects, which largely favored the pedestrian experience, were unlike anything previously built in Bogota. Penalosa describes the enviro...

Biophilia is a hypothesis that describes humans as emotionally connected to all other living systems. Jonathan Rose, a New York City-based real estate developer, describes how biophilia can guide building design in dense urban environments. In many instances, biophilia shares the same principles as ...

Dutch architect Frits van Dongen discusses his building, The Whale. The Whale is the centerpiece of Borneo Sporenburg, a high-density urban housing development situated on Amsterdam's eastern docklands. Van Dongen describes how many units in the building do not share the same floor plan....

See architect and activist Edward Mazria's compelling presentation, which calls on buildings to be carbon neutral by the year 2030. Mazria has been speaking to leaders from the building industry and government on practical ways to reduce buildings' carbon footprint....

After a US fighter jet pilot is shot down over Bosnia, he finds himself being hunted by Serb paramilitaries and in danger of death by dehydration....

How Situation Critical uses the latest in special effects and computer animation to take the viewer right into the heart of the action....

See how acclaimed directors re-create critical situations - preserving the tension, fear and drama of real-life events....

A sneak preview of the harrowing drama played out in the jungle of Sierra Leone when Britain's crack SAS regiment is scrambled to rescue fellow soldiers captured by a vicious and unpredictable gang of boy-soldiers in the heart of darkness......

Special Effects. The secrets of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) revealed; see how explosive events that were never recorded on camera are brought to life with astounding accuracy by the leading exponents of imaging wizardry....

Witnesses and Survivors. Their stories are both heartbreaking and inspirational. Some do not want to talk, while others are only too willing to share the most incredible, most horrific moments of their lives. This is a tribute to the witnesses and survivors of some of the world's worst disasters....

Reconstructions. How does a director recreate the drama of a sinking ship with a few actors in a stairwell... or capture the horror of an airport hostage crisis on an old housing estate? You'll be amazed what can be achieved with a little resource... and a lot of imagination....