The documentary offers an overview of the district of Cidade Tiradentes  and its inhabitants. It starts by the acquisition of land by the public  authorities from the 1970s onwards, to the occupation of what is today  one of the largest housing projects in Latin America.

Architect Stanley King involves the local Vancouver community in urban design.

This film focuses on the approaches that several cities have taken to one problem. Through various examples, it examines the implications and options for a pedestrian-oriented city core. Ninth in Régnier's ten-film Urba 2,000 series.

American historian Lewis Mumford looks at the city through history.

This feature documentary zooms in on the city of Sapporo, on the Island of Hokkaïdo in southern Japan. In contrast to the unplanned sprawl of neighbouring industrialized cities, Sapporo appears to be one of the best-planned large cities in the world, combining growth and technology with town planning and the preservation of green spaces.

In the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, an effective government policy of controlling land investment prevents speculation, keeps land prices down, and provides a good balance between commercial, residential and public areas.

Exploring the impact of the now defunct Steinberg supermarkets on the urban environment.

Bridgeview, British Columbia is less than 30 kilometres from downtown Vancouver. The residents were promised a sewer system in 1953, but more than 20 years later the sewer system has yet to be built.

Canada is facing a housing crisis, and cooperative housing might be a part of the solution.