Everything you always wanted to know about movies*

*but were afraid to ask

16-20 March 2026

Which architects are cinephiles and which movie makers are archi-files? How is a film set planned? How much architecture do you need to tell a story? Which spatial cues can be used to heighten the dramaturgy of a plot? What role do architectural models, both physical and digital, play in movies? What kind of tricks do scenographers use to create the illusions of material and space? Can buildings host cinematic atmospheres? What can an architect learn from storytelling?

One can not escape the experience of architecture, but watching a film is an active and conscious decision. During this seminar week we will swap the solitude of the laptop-in-bed for the cinema, watching films in a group and taking time to talk to one another, practitioners in the field of film-making as well as experts in film-analysis. All questions are valid.

This seminar week we will spend little money on travel, but will travel far nonetheless.

16.-20.March 2026

Price range A, max. CHF 250

Transport, accommodation and meals excluded