Hasta La Ideas

Reporting by Chris Beatty

Over 30 films were screened as a part of the 5th annual Architecture and Design Film Festival, which took place from October 16–20. This year’s theme of ‘Urbanism’ encompassed a diverse array of feature length and short films, as well as a series of engaging discussions… and, of course, some great popcorn.

The festival opened with a screening of Andreas Dalsgaard’s The Human Scale (2012) which moves beyond Gary Hustwit’s Urbanized (2011) and examines the Danish architect Jan Gehl’s user-centered vision for 21st century urbanism. By following Gehl’s team as they work with six cities across the globe, Dalsgaard offers a window into an iterative design process and emphasizes the effectiveness of community participation in new development.

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