Also available:.Also available in a video compilation: Architecture for a Place and Time. Agency - English program:.English Program, Prairie Centre.

Director, Ron Bashford, Bob Lower ; producer, Jerry Krepakevich ; executive producer, Michael Scott ; script, Bob Lower ; editing, Bob Lower ; camera, Larry Todd, Allan Kroeker ; sound, Brian Swystun ; re-recording, Clive Perry ; music, Richard Condie.

Narrator, Ann Henry, Frank Adamson.

Recorded 1978.

The promise of riches in a new land lured many settlers to the West, but it was a harsh climate where shelter was the most urgent necessity. A House on the Prairie describes the legacy of these early days: environmentally unsuitable dwellings that now either devour money and fuel to remain functional, or slowly disintegrate in the sun, wind and frost. People today are beginning to recognize the importance of housing suitable to specific environments, and some of these new examples of western Canadian architecture are presented, with comments by designers, builders, and the people who live in the somewhat experimental dwellings.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).