MUSE Film and TV

The Center for Architecture
and
MUSE Film and Television
present

ARCHITECTURE ON SCREEN

selections from the
29th Montreal International
Festival of Films on Art

Friday, February 3 and Saturday, February 4th
@
The Center for Architecture
536 LaGuardia Place
New York, NY 10012

Admission is $10 per day for AIA members and $15 per day for non-members.

To register, please go to www.AIANY.org

Click on “Download” to the left to download a PDF of the schedule

FRI 2/3, 6:00PM
A CITY HALL FOR ALL OCCASIONS
Director: Nils Vest (Denmark)
51 min. / 2010 / English
Copenhagen’s city hall, completed in 1903, is one of that city’s emblematic monuments and a great achievement of the Danish architect Martin Nyrop (1849-1921).
Introduced by Ambassador Jarl Frijs-Madsen, Consul General of Denmark

Followed by reception

FRI 2/3, 8:00PM
ANTWERP CENTRAL STATION
Director: Peter Kruger (Belgium)
90 min. / 2010 / Dutch, English subtitles
FIFA Grand Prize
Presents a kaleidoscopic impression of the station, with an ongoing interplay of its historical, realistic and poetic dimensions.
Introduced by Alexia Lalli, Director, Grand Central Terminal Centennial

SAT 2/4, 1:30PM
LE CORBUSIER’S CABIN
Director: Rax Rinnekangas (Finland)
60 min. / 2010 / Finnish, French, English subtitles
Tells the story of the cabin, a gem of ingenuity and functionality, from the 1930s.

SAT 2/4, 3:00PM
MAKE NO LITTLE PLANS:
DANIEL BURNHAM & THE AMERICAN CITY
Director: Judith McBrien (USA)
57 min. / 2010 / English
At the end of the nineteenth century, Daniel Burnham had a compelling vision of the American City.
Introduced by Thomas Fridstein, FAIA, RIBA, LEED AP, Fridstein Consulting; followed by Q&A with Director Judith McBrien

SAT 2/4, 4:30PM
NAKAGIN CAPSULE TOWER: JAPANESE METABOLIST LANDMARK ON THE EDGE OF DESTRUCTION
Director: Rima Yamazaki (USA)
58 min. / 2010 / Japanese, English subtitles
Examines the issues associated with the conservation of modern architectural landmarks.
Introduced by Kenneth Frampton, Associate AIA, Professor at Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; followed by Q&A with Director Rima Yamazaki

Discussion and Reception

SAT 2/4, 7:00PM
BAUHAUS – MODEL AND MYTH
Directors: Niels Bolbrinker, Kerstin Stutterheim (Germany)
103 min. / 1998-2009 / English, German, English subtitles
Liliane Stewart Award for Design Arts
Looks at the post-World War I origins of the Bauhaus and its revolutionary influence.
Followed by Q&A with Director Kerstin Stutterheim

The ARCHITECTURE on SCREEN: FIFA in NEW YORK series is made possible through the generous support of The Center for Architecture, The Quebec Government Office in New York, The Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, and The Consulate General of Denmark in New York.