Dune: Part Two's Architecture from Tomba Brion to Brutalism

Denis Villeneuve's 'Dune: Part Two', continuing Frank Herbert's saga, features iconic architecture as a key narrative element. The imperial residence of Shaddam Corrino IV is set at Tomba Brion, Carlo Scarpa's masterpiece in Altivole, Treviso, Italy, a FAI property. For the Fremen on Arrakis, production designer Patrice Vermette drew inspiration from modern Arab and Nabatean architecture, specifically citing Jordanian architects Ammar Khammash and Sahel Alhiyari, with desert scenes filmed in Jordan's Wadi Rum. Colonist structures on Arrakis blend Brutalist and Mesopotamian ziggurat influences, with Vermette citing Brazilian Brutalism and Superstudio's 1960s-70s work, plus Art Deco bas-reliefs. The Harkonnen home on Giedi Prime is shot under infrared to simulate a Black Sun, with interiors inspired by John Portman's Marriott Marquis Hotel in Atlanta, and a triangular arena referencing the Colosseum. The film, in Italian cinemas since late February, follows the Oscar-winning first part.