
TV series
How Buildings Learn
1997, English, on BBC Two.
Based on his book, American writer Stewart Brand takes a look at the life history of buildings - how they're shaped by their architects, and how they're further shaped by their inhabitants.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 30 min
- Status
- Ended in 1997
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S1 E6: Shearing Layers
Aired 14 August 1997
Seasons 1
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Details
- First aired
- 10 July 1997
- Last aired
- 14 August 1997
- Network
- BBC Two
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Miniseries
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How many seasons of How Buildings Learn are there?
How Buildings Learn has 1 season and 6 episodes, about 30 minutes each.
Is How Buildings Learn finished?
Yes. How Buildings Learn ended in 1997, so you can watch the whole story.
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