NOVA · SEASON 16
Design Wars!
Episode 13 · 1989-10-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
Five architects compete for the approval of architecture-obsessed Chicagoans in the contest to build the city's new public library. NOVA looks at the strengths and weakness of each of the suprisingly varied entries.
55 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Hot Enough for You?1989-01-17
2. The Last Journey of a Genius1989-01-24
3. The Strange New Science of Chaos1989-01-31
4. Back to Chernobyl1989-02-14
5. God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs1989-02-21
6. Adrift on the Gulf Stream1989-02-28
7. Secrets of Easter Island (1)1989-03-07
8. Legends of Easter Island (2)1989-03-07
9. The World Is Full of Oil!1989-03-21
10. Confronting the Killer Gene1989-03-28
11. The Hidden City1989-10-03
12. The Controversial Dr. Koop1989-10-10
13. Design Wars!1989-10-17
14. Echoes of War1989-10-24
15. Decoding the Book of Life1989-10-31
16. Hurricane!1989-11-07
17. Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?1989-11-14
18. What Is Music?1989-11-21
19. Yellowstone's Burning Question1989-12-05
20. The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret1989-12-12