LAZNIA 1 2008 - Festival of Films About Architecture THE ART OF ARCHITECTURE
27, 28 and 29.02.2008, at 6 p.m.
The event is an occasion to watch documentary films and take part in discussions on the problems of architecture to which both special guests and the audience are invited. The issues: the influence of the logic of media upon architecture, the feudal structure of big architectural studios and the commercial dimension of contemporary architecture.
27 Feb: Star system – end or continuation?: Building the Gherkin (Norman Foster), directed by Mirjam von Arx, 2005, 89’
28 Feb: Modernism – the problematic heritage: City of Dreams (Asmara), directed by Edward Scott and Ruby Ofori, 2005, 50’
Philip Johnson: Diary of An Eccentric Architect, directed by Barbara Wolf, 1997, 50’
29 Feb: Art and architecture: My Architect. A Son’s Journey (Louis I. Kahn), directed by Nathaniel Kahn, 2003, 116’
Curator: Krzysztof Sołoducha PhD