The Architecture and Design Film Festival returns to Los Angeles as it hosts a five-day event featuring 24 films devoted to architecture and design. From March 13-17 guests will be able to attend film screenings, witness engaging panel discussions, and listen to director Q&A's. With the Los Angeles Theatre Center as the festival's backdrop, the event's chosen location adds to the excitement for architecture and design enthusiasts.
In addition to the amazing films and panel discussions, an Archinect Outpost and Brutal Coffee Pop-Up will be providing a highly curated Selection of books, journals, design objects and bags of coffee, accompanied with free cups of Brutal coffee for festival goers.
Below is a list of a few highly anticipated films that will be shown during the festival.
Frank Gehry: Building Justice
Directed by Ultan Guilfoyle
Film Brief: Frank Gehry: Building Justice tells the story of the architect Frank Gehry’s investigation into prison design as a subject for the best architecture students in the United States. In collaboration with Susan Burton of the “New Way of Life Reentry Project” in Compton, California, Gehry and his students explore all aspects of prison design, learning first-hand the design flaws of prison life from women who have been incarcerated in the worst American prisons. The film follows the group on a trip to Norway to visit what is considered to be the world’s most successful prisons.
Mies on Scene. Barcelona in two acts
Directed by Xavi Campreciós and Pep Martín
Film Brief: Only eight months after opening, the German Pavilion for the Barcelona International Exhibition of 1929 was disassembled. In 1986, after years of perseverance, it was reconstructed exactly in the same place. The existence of the pavilion and its creators remains surrounded by myths and stories, statements and questions. This documentary starts with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Lilly Reich designing the mise-en-scène that would change the course of history.
Renzo Piano: The Architect of Light
Directed by Carlos Saura
Film Brief: Celebrated Spanish director Carlos Saura captures the genius of one of the most famous Italian architects in the world, Renzo Piano. The brilliant designer behind structures including the Center Pompidou in Paris, the Auditorium Parco della Musica in Rome and The New York Times Building in midtown Manhattan, Saura follows Piano during the design of the Botín Center in Santander, Spain. The story becomes a reflection on this creative process.
The Human Shelter
Directed by Boris Benjamin Bertram
Film Brief: This documentary is an anthropological and poetic journey, which investigates how we, as human beings, create our homes. In a sentient and playful way, the film explores our idea of the concept of ‘home’. During the film we travel to some of the world’s extremities facing climate change, growing megacities and conflict zones — those exact places where we, as humans, are challenged in the world right now. Here, the film glimpses at people’s ability to live and express themselves poetically when creating a home — whether it be in a lagoon settlement in Lagos, a refugee camp in Iraq or a six square meter dwelling in Tokyo.
Leaning Out
Directed by Basia and Leonard Myszynski
Film Brief: This is the story of Leslie E Robertson, the lead structural engineer of the World Trade Center, a man who oversaw the construction of the tallest building on the planet at the time, and is haunted by its collapse and the events of 9/11. This bond with humanity solidified his place in American history. It’s a film about innovation, wind engineering and visionary collaborations. It's a film about Robertson, the pacifist/activist and his fight for human rights. And finally, it’s a film about the woman engineer who loved and emboldened him, expanded his worldview and ultimately saved him.
For a complete list of films and a screening schedule, click here.
To hear more about the Architecture and Design Film Festival's history check out our conversation with Kyle Bergman through our Archinect Sessions Podcast episode.
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