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Chicago Schedule

Wednesday, Jan 29

Schindler Space Architect
Buy Ticket: Wed, Jan 29, 7:00
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center

An investigation into R.M. Schindler’s philosophy of Space Architecture as contrasted with the International Style that ruled modern architecture during most of the architect’s life.

Thursday, Jan 30

E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea
Buy Ticket: Thurs, Jan 30, 7:00
Venue: Chicago Cultural Center

A story about the power of Irish designer Eileen Gray’s creative expression and Le Corbusier’s desire to control it.

Friday, Jan 31

Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines
Buy Ticket: Friday, Jan 31, 6:30
Venue: Siskel Theatre

This film chronicles the untold personal and professional triumphs and tragedies of one of the most captivating modernist architects of the 20th century.

DEPOT – Reflecting Boijmans
Buy Ticket: Fri, Jan 31, 8:30
Venue: Siskel Theatre

The happy story of the world’s first museum depot entirely open to visitors– a shared vision of architect Winy Maas, a founding partner of MVRDV, and Sjarel Ex, the Boijmans Museum executive director.

Saturday, Feb 1

The House: 6 Points of Departure & This Is Not A House
Buy Ticket: Sat, Feb 1, 1:00
Venue: Siskel Theatre

These two films explore the creative genius behind two world-famous works of residential architecture.

The Pavillion on the Water
Buy Ticket: Sat, Feb 1, 3:15
Venue: Siskel Theatre

A cinematic journey into the world of Venetian architect Carlo Scarpa and his passion for Japanese culture, through the words of philosopher Ryosuke Ōhashi.

Sitting Still
Buy Ticket: Sat, Feb 1, 5:30
Venue: Siskel Theatre

A portrait of prolific landscape architect Laurie Olin told through a prism of concerns that have defined his life’s work: urbanization and a lost connection to nature, economic marginalization, and the grave importance of humanity in design.

Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Buy Ticket: Sat, Feb 1, 7:45
Venue: Siskel Theatre

A tragi-comic road movie across continents as two influential architect spouses–Denise Scott Brown and Robert Venturi–look back to the events and buildings that inspired a partnership and love affair of over half a century.

Sunday, Feb 2

Living Together: The Story of De Warren & Where We Grow Older
Buy Ticket: Sun, Feb 2, 1:00
Venue: Siskel Theatre

These two films offer a vast array of examples of collective livingLiving Together is about a group of younger adults in Amsterdam gathering to discuss how to form a community and raise their children together. It screens with Where We Grow Older, which investigates two very different models for senior living.

Green Over Gray: Emilio Ambasz
Buy Ticket: Sun, Feb 2, 3:15
Venue: Siskel Theatre

An exploration of the green architecture revolution through the seminal projects of Emilio Ambasz, a pioneer in the debate on climate impact.

Ada – My Mother the Architect
Buy Ticket: Sun, Feb 2, 5:00
Venue: Siskel Theatre

A deeply moving portrait of one of the most accomplished female architects in the world directed by her daughter, filmmaker and former architect Yael Melamede.