The National Building Museum will partner with the Architecture & Design Festival (ADFF) on the inaugural Washington, D.C.-area festival, ADFF: D.C., running from Thursday, Feb. 22 through Sunday, Feb. 28, 2018. The event, sponsored by the Revada Foundation, will screen 25 films from nine countries.
The National Building Museum will be the venue for all screenings, and two of its three theaters will be specially outfitted for the festival, including the Great Hall. BIG TIME, which profiles internationally renowned Danish architect Bjarke Ingels during his VIA 57 and 2 World Trade Center projects in New York, will be shown on opening night.
Other feature films will include Building Hope: Maggie’s Centres, which tells the story of Maggie Keswick Jencks, co-founder of a charity that builds support centers for cancer sufferers. Citizen Jane: Battle for the City documents a fierce struggle between two opposing visions of urban greatness — one exemplified by Robert Moses’ Urban Renewal projects, and the other by journalist Jane Jacobs’ 1961 treatise, “The Death and Life of Great American Cities.” Glenn Murcutt: Spirit of Place explores the life and works of Australia’s most famous living architect, while REM offers an intimate perspective into Rem Koolhaas’ life, methodology, and influential projects.
“We are thrilled to be hosting the festival at the National Building Museum,” said Kyle Bergman, ADFF founder and director. “I believe film is one of the best ways to inspire curiosity in the world we design and build, and look forward to sharing a diverse array of perspectives and projects at the inaugural edition of ADFF: D.C.”
