MUSE Film and TV

The Center for Architecture
and
MUSE Film and Television
present

ARCHITECTURE ON SCREEN

selections from the
28th Montreal International
Festival of Films on Art

Friday, January 28th and Saturday, January 29th
@
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 1/28, 4:00PM
Sinan, A Divine Architect
Director: Remmelt Lukkien (Netherlands)
52 min./2008/color/English, Turkish, French and Dutch with English subtitles
Introduced by Jerrilynn Dodds, Ph.D., Dean of the College, Sarah Lawrence College

Mimar Sinan (1489-1588) is a cultural hero in Turkey and the foremost architect in Islamic history. His Selim Mosque at Edirne is regarded by many as Sinan’s masterpiece and the apogee of classical dome architecture.

FRI 1/28, 5:00PM
Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei
Directors: Bo Landin and Sterling Van Wagenen (U.S.)
60 min./2009/color/English
Introduced by Toh Tsun Lim, AIA, Pei Partnership Architects

Culture, nature and light: these three elements provide the structure for this exploration of the mind and heart of one of the world’s master architects, Chinese-American I.M. Pei (b. 1917). The film focuses on his latest work: The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Qatar.

Followed by discussion and Q&A with Dr. Dodds and architect Toh Tsun Lim, with a reception.

SAT 1/29, 1:00PM
Twice Upon A Garden
Director: Philippe Baylaucq (Quebec, Canada)
52 min./2009/color, b&w/English
Introduced by Jane Cooke, Executive Director, The New York Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects
ARTV People’s Choice Award

Les Jardins de Metis are unlike any other gardens. In 1926 Elsie Reford transformed her Gaspe fishing camp into a botanical paradise. In 1999 her great grandson Alexander founded the International Garden Festival on the site, which draws artists and architects who create imaginative installations to delight visitors.

Followed by discussion and Q&A with Director Philippe Baylaucq.

SAT 1/29, 2:30PM
Expansive Grounds
Director: Gerburg Rohde-Dahl (Germany)
66 min./2008/color/English and German with English subtitles
Introduced by Rick Bell, FAIA, Executive Director, AIA New York Chapter
Award for Best Reportage, sponsored by Concept Audio-Visuel

From September 2003 to the Fall of 2007, director Rohde-Dahl set up her camera on the Berlin Holocaust Memorial designed by Peter Eisenman. She witnessed not only the architecture of the monument, but also the impact of the Holocaust on visitors to the site. While the film lingers over the visual aspects of the monument, it also conveys the director’s inner states, attitude to the past, political engagement, and current convictions.

Followed by discussion with architect Peter Eisenman, FAIA

SAT 1/29, 4:30PM Reception

SAT 1/29, 5:30PM
The New Rijksmuseum
Director: Oeke Hoogendijk (Netherlands)
120 min./2009/color/Dutch with English subtitles
Introduced by Luc Vrolijks, Founder and Principal, Urban Progress
Jury Award, sponsored by Robichaud Conseil

Spanish architects Antonio Cruz and Antonio Ortiz conceived a grand design for the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. From the very start the project was plagued by opposition from the Dutch Cyclists Union and beset by the tortuously slow decision-making process regarding permits and bids, which led to the departures of the project manager, chief curator and museum director. The architects were forced to compromise at every turn and came precariously close to abandoning the project entirely.

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