87 // The Architecture of Blade Runner 2049 (You’ve Never Seen a Miracle: The Journey to 2049 Part Seven)

Blade Runner 2049 proved itself almost immediately iconic in many ways: the otherworldly visual language, the intoxicating score, the characters we stayed up talking about till odd hours of the night, etc.

For fans of architecture, the built environment of Blade Runner 2049 is particularly special. A fusion of past, present, and imagined, the architecture in the film is a wonderful glimpse into deeper truths within the world these characters inhabit.

On this episode, Jaime and Patrick are joined by our ever-brilliant friend Dr. Robin Bunce. On its face, this episode is really an investigation into several key buildings in the film—but as you'll hear, things go quite a bit deeper than that.

SHOW NOTES

Here are some of Dr. Bunce's suggested reading materials, consulted in preparation for this recording:

• Bradley Garrett, Bunker: Building for the End Times (2020)

• Barnabas Calder, Raw Concrete: The Beauty of Brutalism (2016)

• Duncan Bell and Bernardo Zacka, Political Theory and Architecture (2020)

And be sure to pick up Blade Runner 2049 and Philosophy: This Breaks the World, co-edited by Dr. Bunce and featuring written contributions from the Shoulder of Orion team!

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83 // Deal With Your Shadows: The Films of Denis Villeneuve Part One (You’ve Never Seen a Miracle: The Journey to 2049 Part Four)

For many fans in the English-speaking world, Blade Runner 2049 was their first exposure to the work of Denis Villeneuve. But for those lucky enough to have discovered his oeuvre earlier—whether through his searing Canadian work or his Hollywood breakthrough in the early 2010s—Blade Runner 2049 was confirmation of what they likely already knew: Denis Villeneuve is a talent of the very highest caliber. 

In this next entry of our extended exploration into Blade Runner 2049, Dan, Jaime, and Patrick discuss Denis’ unique filmmaking gifts through the lens of his previous films, laying the groundwork for our next conversation on how those gifts helped make Blade Runner 2049 the miracle we know it to be today.

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80 // The World Is Built on a Wall (You’ve Never Seen a Miracle: The Journey to 2049 Part One)

At last, we are officially launching into our extended series on Blade Runner 2049. In the months to come, we will be covering all sorts of aspects of the film's production, story, design, score, and more.

In this kick-off episode, hosts Dan, Patrick, and Jaime come together to discuss this moment in history—and how Blade Runner 2049 speaks to it.

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73 // Interlinked: The Return of Shoulder of Orion - The Blade Runner Podcast

In this episode, Jaime, Patrick, and Dan return from a much needed hiatus to discuss season three of Shoulder of Orion, their new series and much much more. We hope you enjoy and thank you all for your continued support. 

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