Film clip: buildings at Centennial Exhibition

Buildings at the Exhibition

Still shots and description

The camera pans along a row of three buildings, which stand next to a dusty road strewn with rubble. The Exhibition is still under construction. The first building is a large, white, castle-like structure. Next to it we see a smaller, one storey, pale blue art deco building. The building farthest from the camera has two storeys, and is built in the International style then considered very modern. Its curving facade alternates between layers of windows and yellow wall. We then return to the white castle, which is encased in scaffolding. Its turrets are emphasised against the clear blue sky. The exterior has several windows and a wide gothic archway, presumably an entranceway. The clip ends with a shot of all three buildings, representing architectural styles from medieval to modern.