Saul Metzstein
Saul Metzstein is a director of award-winning feature films, TV documentaries, shorts and adverts.
His feature films, Late Night Shopping and Guy X were released in cinemas in the UK and internationally.
He has directed documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Discovery and the Independent Film Channel. These include James Stewart - Last of the Good Guys and The Name of this Film is Dogme95. In 2007 he directed two documentaries about Gillespie, Kidd & Coia Architects.
Prior to directing, Saul read Architecture at Cambridge University.
ReviewPenetrating the density of Paul Rudolph’s world
This collection of writings provides an insight into the thought processes that created Paul Rudolph’s complex work
OpinionA design folly sent to test our mettle
The textureless, bland, context-immune metal panel threatens to define our age
OpinionIn terms of place-making, it’s a wrap
Rather than taking urban design forward, are ‘wrapped’ superstores a dead end?
ReviewImage building
Basil Spence was a major figure in his day, but this major new show fails to extrapolate a lasting influence.
OpinionShow some respect: cut the clichés
Meaningless archispeak is a lazy way to avoid a proper analysis of architecture
OpinionEmpty ritual of the consultation show
Community involvement exercises are the most effective way to ignore the locals
OpinionThis time, only world class will do
If Milton Court on the Barbican Estate must go, its replacement has to be much, much better
ReviewBarb magnet
Saul Metzstein is pleased to see a book on the Barbican that celebrates the much-derided estate