In the last in the series, actor John Malkovich delivers a lyrical appreciation of his favourite moment in architectural history, New York's Chrysler Building.
Architect William Van Alen built the 1,046ft tower on Lexington Avenue in 1928-30 as an office building for Walter P Chrysler, ambitiously exceeding the world's tallest structure
(then the Eiffel Tower) by over 60 feet. Alen's design was a masterpiece of art deco, its elegantly ornamented spire or "vertex" making it unique among skyscrapers.
Malkovich first saw the Chrysler Building in the 70s and has loved it ever since. "I'm not really a deco man myself," says Malkovich, "but you won't find more elegant, pretty building in the world."
Director Christopher Spencer Producer Ruth Rosenthal
Love at first sight for
John Malkovich in New York
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