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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the New York edition of the Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF:NY) will include world and US premieres, among a curated selection of more than 30 feature-length and short movies.
A documentary about Leslie E Robertson, the lead engineer for the Twin Towers, will premiere during ADFF:NY
Based at Cinépolis Chelsea, the programme will kick off on 16 October 2018 with the international debut of Leaning Out ? a documentary about Leslie E Robertson, the lead structural engineer for the Twin Towers. The line-up that follows will include "films that touch upon relevant social and political issues", covering topics like American prison design and the use of gaming technology to design cities.
Movies about famous architects, like Frank Gehry ? Building Justice, are among the 30-strong programme
Documentaries about the lives and works of architects and designers Dieter Rams, Mies van der Rohe, Frank Gehry and Renzo Piano will all feature.

A lounge at the venue will include products from Vitra and an in-home theatre installation by Sony, which will present a rotation six short films.
Panel discussions will follow some of the films, including Frey: Part 1 ? The Architectural Envoy
Several panel discussio...