The way a building is envisioned to interact with people versus the way it actually does can be dramatically different, which is why the 16 films of Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine are both aesthetically stunning and humanistically delightful. MoMA has acquired the pair's entire collection of work, from their first film, "Koolhaas Houselife" to their latest, ""The ∞ happiness."
Beka & Lemoine has filmed the work of a variety of well-known architects, from Bjarke Ingels to Frank Gehry to Renzo Piano. Here a few stills from "Living Architectures" and "Spiriti":
And here's the trailer for "The ∞ happiness":
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Koolhaas Houselife was good but the rest verges on cheesy PR (think that last one is PR). Why can't MoMA commission their own films like they have done previously? It seems like nobody is home at these formerly arch friendly institutions like MoMA and the NYTimes. Lazy.
Jeez MoMA is far behind in the times
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