As part of the programming for maat Mode 2020, on 12 and 13 September, the Milano Design Film Festival presents a selection of documentaries exploring some of the themes that are relevant to modern architecture. The first question concerns the symbolism of buildings: what is the significance of a structure’s style, materials and proportions? What do clients expect from architects? An expression of power, wealth, glamour or innovation? If architecture reflects the era of its construction, the aspiration must be to create a sense of vitality and engagement. Inhabiting a building, or simply observing it, means to identify with it, to share its language and the messages that it inevitably communicates. The proposed films set out to analyse some of these topics.

With the support of Istituto Italiani Di Cultura Lisbona. 

Programme 12/9: 

All movies are in their original language with English subtitles.

→ ADDIS ABEBA. CHINESE NEW FLOWERS
by Silvan Hagenbrock, Ethiopia, 2016, 30 min

→ THE REAL THING
by Benoit Felici, France, 2018, 70 min

→ JEAN NOUVEL REFLECTIONS
by Matt Tyrnauer, USA, 2016, 15 min

→ FRANCIS KÉRÉ: AN ARCHITECT BETWEEN
by Daniel Schwartz, Germany/Switzerland, 2016, 18 min 22 s

→ DOUBLE STORIES SHACKS: FOUR VIGNETTES
by Daniel Schwartz, Switzerland, 2015, 36 min

→ QE II SUPREME COURTS
by Alex Chomicz, Australia, 2014, 4 min

Programme 13/9:

→ PALACE FOR THE PEOPLE
by Boris Missirkov, Georgi Bogdanov, Germany, 2018, 90 min

→ SLEEPING BEAUTIES
by Alexandre Humbert, France, 2019, 6 min 21 s

→ LEARNING BY DOING
by Fabio Petronilli, Lesotho, Italy, 2018, 18 min

→ THE IMPOSSIBLE CITIES
by Chus Domínguez, Spain, 2018, 48 min

→ PETITE HISTOIRE DES PLATEAUX ABANDONNÉS
by Rä di Martino, Italy, 2013, 9 min