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WMAIA and other local New England architecture-related films are listed here.
Films not sponsored by the WMAIA are listed as a courtesy; the list is neither exhaustive nor complete. We can use your help!
If you have information about a film or program related to architecture, and would like to list it here, please contact the WMAIA web manager.
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Architecture thru Film SERIES: SPRING 2010
The spring film series features three films, which focus on three prominent architects and their work as portrayed through these documentaries.
The series will be moderated by Erica Rioux Gees, AIA. Each film will be presented by a guest speaker.
Screenings will take place at Pruyne Lecture Hall/Fayerweather Hall on the Amherst College Campus at 6:30.
All films are free and open to the public.
The series is sponsored by the Western Massachusetts Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and the Five College Architectural Studies Program.
My Architect
Directed by Nathaniel Kahn
Discussion led by Stephen Jablonski, AIA
March 22, 2010 - 6:30 – 8:00
LUs: 1.5 (pending approval)
Director Nathaniel Kahn searches to understand his father, noted architect Louis Kahn, who died bankrupt and alone in 1974 (Unrated; in French with English subtitles)
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Making the Modern
Discussion led by Kevin Chrobak, AIA
April 12, 2010, 6:30 – 8:00
LUs: 1.5 (pending approval)
A documentary exploring collaborative effort behind design and construction of the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum. designed by the Japanese architect Tadao Ando. Massive planar walls of architectural concrete boldly express the Modern's basic structure while protecting the collection within. Forty-foot-high transparent walls of glass framed in metal surround the concrete envelope, providing magnificent public circulation areas from which to view the surrounding building, the large reflecting pond, outdoor sculpture, and the landscaped grounds.
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Spaces: The Architecture of Paul Rudolph
Directed by Bob Eisenhardt
Discussion led by Prof. Timothy Rohan
May 3, 2010 - 6:30 – 8:00
LUs: 1.5 (pending approval)
Paul Rudolph, 1918-1997, American architect and the dean of the Yale School of Architecture for six years, known for his cubist building designs and highly complex floor plans. His most famous work is the Yale Art and Architecture Building (A&A Building), a spatially complex Brutalist concrete structure.
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