From Bauhaus to Bunkers: The Aspirational Architecture of Hollywood Villainy
Why do bad guys in the movies always live in "good" houses? A new book digs into that question.
Films
5 Highlights from New York City’s Architecture & Design Film Festival
At this year's edition, a run of films shine a light on issues of housing, from the perils of gentrification to the intractable challenge of urban homelessness.
Documentary Film Explores How Architects Can Help Reform the Criminal Justice System
Frank Gehry: Building Justice, which is set to screen at the ADFF:NOLA festival, showcases how Gehry-led student architecture studios developed proposals for more humane prisons.
New Documentary Explores the Definition of "Home," From the Arctic Circle to Megacities
The Human Shelter, which today makes its U.S. premier at the Los Angeles Architecture and Design Film Festival, explores subjects like climate change, human conflict, and urban development.
New Documentary Provides a Portrait of Design Superstar Dieter Rams
In Rams, Gary Hustwit—of Helvetica and Objectified acclaim—looks into the enduring legacy of the 86-year-old German industrial designer.
Architecture & Design Film Festival Opens in New York City
The documentary Enough White Teacups, which will be screened at the Architecture & Design Film Festival, explores designs that address challenges in sustainability, such as the Mine Kafon ball, a mine-clearing device by Afghan brothers Massoud…
What Hollywood Can Teach Architects About Design
Woods Bagot and SCI-Arc organized two events in Los Angeles: one on the role of architecture in film, and a second on the future of L.A. urbanism.
Filmmaker Rick Prelinger Is Resurrecting New York City's Lost Urban Landscapes
Prelinger's film, Lost Landscapes of New York, uses rarely-seen period footage to reveal the city's daily life and changing streetscape.
"Starship Chicago," a Documentary on Helmut Jahn's Controversial Thompson Center, Is Free to Watch Online
The 1985 building, threatened with demolition, is a riot of glass, mirrors, and blue- and salmon-colored panels that swirl around an enormous 17-story atrium.
10 Can't Miss Films at New York's Architecture & Design Film Festival
The festival, which runs from November 1 to 5, features movies about Kevin Roche, Glenn Murcutt, Maggie's Centres, Jane Jacobs, and more.
"Citizen Jane" Puts Jacobs on a Pedestal (Throws Moses Under the Bus)
Despite its flaws, the documentary Citizen Jane: Battle for the City is an entertaining call to action, and a reminder that when motivated individuals come together, a small corner of their world can change.
IMAX Film Shoots World's Most Awe-Inspiring Feats of Engineering
Dream Big, in theaters tomorrow, highlights the human ingenuity that brought us some of the world’s greatest structures, including the Great Wall of China and the world’s tallest skyscrapers.
Netflix Documentary Profiles 8 Visionary Designers
Abstract is about "designers who shape the world around us—from architecture to illustration, cars to typography.”
Sons of Koolhaas, Saarinen Explore Fathers' Works in New Documentaries
Eric Saarinen and Tomas Koolhaas have both produced visually-stimulating architectural documentaries that give unique insight into their parents' minds and works.
AIA Awards Three Short Films About Architecture
Take a break from your day and watch the inspiring winners of the "I Look Up Film Challenge," a competition for short films about architecture.
Architecture Isn’t the Villain of "High-Rise"—We Are
In the film adaptation of J.G. Ballard's book, a few people’s domestic fantasies are enough to tear apart Anthony Royal’s Brutalist monolith.
"High-Rise" Imagines a Dystopia in the Sky, Bloodied Concrete and All
The first film adaptation of J.G. Ballard’s classic novel "High-Rise" is a decadent romp set against a background of Brutalism.
MoMA Acquires the Architecture Films of Bêka and Lemoine
The museum announced that it has obtained the complete cinematographic work of filmmakers Ila Bêka and Louise Lemoine.
The Destruction of Memory, A Documentary
A new documentary explores the war being waged against buildings, and against memory, in Iraq, Syria, and around the world.
TheTake Turns Your Favorite Show into a Shopping Catalog
New York–based start-up TheTake has a new way for us to consume films.
