| The 8th Annual
Architecture & Design Film Festival opens in two weeks. This year we have
33 films from eight countries, including three world premieres, seven New York premieres and
two sneak previews. Plus, panel
discussions moderated by Wendy Goodman, Design Editor at New York Magazine, Paul Makovsky, Editorial and
Brand Director at Metropolis Magazine and Juliet
Kinchin, Curator of
Architecture and Design at MoMA and Architect/Author Michael Sorkin. In
the ADFF lounge, we'll have furniture supplied by Molteni &C,
Humanscale and our presenting sponsor A/D/O. Also in the lounge, we’ll
have coffee supplied by Lavazza and a mixologist from Honey’s Bar in Bushwick serving cocktails and their specialty mead, distilled by Enlightenment Wines.
Below are a few
of the film highlights from the festival with accompanying panel discussions.
The panel discussions are included in the ticket price.
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| Talking House: Eileen Gray & Jean Badovici Directed by Elizabeth Lennard 2016 / 44 min / France-USA
Talking House is a 44-minute montage of Villa E-1027, the
iconic modernist villa built by Eileen Gray and Jean Badovici on the Cote
d’Azur in 1929. Filmed today, and using Eileen Gray’s 1929 photographs of the
villa and recently restored Le Corbusier film footage, the camera takes us
through E-1027 as the couple talks and argues off screen about the design
philosophy behind the breakthrough layout, interiors and furniture. Heated
correspondence between Corbu (Le Corbusier) and Bado (Badovici) adds a bit of
controversy over the later addition of Corbu’s wall paintings.
Following the screening Juliet Kinchin, Curator of Modern Design at
MoMA will moderate a discussion with Elle Decor's Joseph
Giovannini and Artist/Director Elizabeth Lennard.
Friday Sept 30 @ 6:45 with Q&A Tickets
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| 2016 / 70 min / USA / Sneak Preview Director Tom Jennings' new film follows the international competition to rebuild
the site of The World Trade Center after 9/11. Focused on the unrealized design
proposal from United Architects, the film sheds light on the importance of this
public competition, delicately considering the site’s history, symbolism and
future. United Architects was a collaboration between Greg
Lynn of Greg Lynn FORM, Kevin Kennon of Kevin Kennon Architects, Ben van
Berkel of UNStudio, Peter Frankfurt of Imaginary Forces, Jesse Reiser &
Nanako Umemoto of Reiser+Umemoto Architects, and Alejandro Zaera-Polo &
Farshid Moussavi of Foreign Office Architects.
Following this
sneak preview will be a panel
discussion moderated by Architect/Author Michael Sorkin and featuring Director Tom Jennings, Architect Kevin Kennon
and other architects from the United Architects team.
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| Where Architects Live Directed by Francesca Molteni 2014 / 78 min / Italy / US Premiere Where
Architects Live gives
an intriguing insight into the daily lives of some of the world’s leading
designers: Shigeru Ban, Mario Bellini, David Chipperfield, Massimiliano And
Doriana Fuksas, Zaha Hadid, Marcio Kogan, Daniel Libeskind and Bijoy Jain.
The film intimately reveals
the homes of these eight architects, broadening visions of domestic
architecture and interior design, and suggesting that this discipline is most
suited to evolution and experimentation.
Following this US premiere Wendy
Goodman, Design Editor of New York Magazine will lead a discussion
about designers designing for themselves and what they learn from that
experience. On the panel will be Director Francesca Molteni, Designer Amy Lau and Master Dutch Gardener Piet Oudolf.
Sunday Oct 2 @ 3:00 Tickets
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