The Modesto International Architecture Festival was an

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History

In 2008 the American Institute of Architects Sierra Valley Chapter (AIASV) founded the “AIA Sierra Valley Film Festival” in collaboration with the Modesto Art

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, the State

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, and the Modesto Film Society. Bob Barzan, executive director of the Modesto Art Museum, approached the Modesto Film Society, State Theatre and AIA Sierra Valley to see if they were interested in partnering with the museum for an architectural film event. The four organizations got together and planned the first event. The festival became an ongoing event featuring 4 architectural film nights throughout the year. From 2008 to 2012 the festival grew to incorporate new events, incorporating lectures, exhibits, tours and special events. In 2010 the festival received its new name "The Modesto International Architecture Festival". The festival was open to submissions by independent film makers from around the world.

Past Films

2008 *

The Fountainhead ''The Fountainhead'' is a 1943 novel by Russian-American author Ayn Rand, her first major literary success. The novel's protagonist, Howard Roark, is an intransigent young architect, who battles against conventional standards and refuses to com ...

Metropolis A metropolis () is a large city or conurbation which is a significant economic, political, and cultural center for a country or region, and an important hub for regional or international connections, commerce, and communications. A big c ...

Sketches of Frank Gehry ''Sketches of Frank Gehry'' is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Sydney Pollack and produced by Ultan Guilfoyle, about the life and work of the Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry. The film was screened out of competition at the 2006 ...

* Greening of Southie 2009 * Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision * Architect of Dreams (AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD WINNER) * Angle of Inspiration 2010 * Aqua Tower * Rick Joy: Interludes (AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD WINNER) * A Girl is a Fellow Here * Columbus, Indiana: Unexpected, Unforgettable * Jonathan Segal: Design + Build + Sustain * Sprawlanta * Building Imagination: Wealth * Make No Little Plans: Daniel Burnham and the American City * Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman 2011 *

Peter Stutchbury Peter Stutchbury (born 1954, Sydney) is an Australian architect. His architectural expression has been described as "lyrical technologist". Goad, Philip: ''New Directions in Australian Architecture'', Pesaro, 2001 In 2015 Stutchbury was awarded t ...

, Architecture of Place * Subversive Architects * A Plea for Modernism * So What *

Morris Lapidus Morris Lapidus (November 25, 1902 – January 18, 2001) was an architect, primarily known for his Neo-baroque "Miami Modern" hotels constructed in the 1950s and 60s, which have since come to define that era's resort-hotel style, synonymous w ...

: Architect , Icon , American Original * Portland: A Sense of Place (AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD WINNER) 2012 * Daeyang Gallery and House: A Conversation with Steven Holl (AUDIENCE FAVORITE AWARD WINNER) * Alone and Desired * Village Architect *

Daniel Libeskind Daniel Libeskind (born May 12, 1946) is a Polish–American architect, artist, professor and set designer. Libeskind founded Studio Daniel Libeskind in 1989 with his wife, Nina, and is its principal design architect. He is known for the design a ...

: Artist Series * Second Nature : A Documentary Film About Janne Saario * Hedonistic Sustainability

External links

Modesto International Architecture Festival

AIA Sierra Valley

Modesto Art Museum

References

{{Reflist Architecture film festivals Film festivals in California