Brick by Chance and Fortune is a documentary by director Bill Streeter, premiering at the St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase about the rich heritage of brick architecture in the town of St. Louis and the accompanying severe problem of brick theft, resulting in the demolishing and ruination of whole buildings in order to salvage valuable brick material.
link to film
link to New York Times article on brick theft in St. Louis
link to extensive article on treehugger on the "harvesting" of building materials and metals from the built environment.
link to article "Where stolen bricks go"
A brick valued at 3,000 UKP was stolen from an art gallery and replaced by an ordinary substitute.
