News on Screen

Series

Series Name

Living Tomorrow

Issue

Issue No.

162

Date Released

1975

Length of issue (in feet)

522

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Twentieth Century Cave: Abacus
• 2. Twentieth Century Cave: Roll-A-Mix
• 3. Twentieth Century Cave: Timber Tower Blocks
• 4. Twentieth Century Cave: Synthetic Plaster
• 5. Twentieth Century Cave: Tensile Structures

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

COI synopsis: To many people the twentieth century city is a place becoming bleak in its uniformity. In this issue we look at some of the latest ideas for putting individuality back into building, and giving our cities a new and different shape. Now the wishes of the whole community can be taken into account in town planning. A new computer system can show the residents exactly what a future development will be like - even playing back the noise level at any point on a proposed estate.

Keywords

Science and technology; Computers and computing; Town and country planning

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 52 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1458/162

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Foreign & Commonwealth Office

Cutter

James Hubbard

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
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footage.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

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Phone

020 7255 1444

Fax

020 7580 7503

Address

21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN

Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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