The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) and Chicago Architecture Center (CAC), in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center, present ADFF:CHICAGO—an international festival highlighting the best films dedicated to the creative spirit of architecture and design.
The festival program showcases films with both a design focus and a human story for a broad audience of industry professionals, design-conscious consumers, and fans of nonfiction storytelling.
ADFF:CHICAGO 2025 presents 13 feature-length screenings in two downtown venues—with many screenings including Q&As with the filmmakers. Visit the festival website to learn more about each film and purchase tickets.
Wednesday, January 29
6 p.m.: Schindler Space Architect (Chicago Cultural Center)
Thursday, January 30
7 p.m.: E.1027: Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea (Chicago Cultural Center)
Friday, January 31
(All Friday films at the Gene Siskel Film Center)
6:30 p.m.: Arthur Erickson: Beauty Between the Lines
8:30 p.m.: DEPOT - Reflecting Boijmans
Saturday, February 1
(All Saturday films at the Gene Siskel Film Center)
1 p.m.: This is Not a House & The House: 6 Points of Departure
3:15 p.m.: The Pavilion on the Water
5:30 p.m.: Sitting Still
7:45 p.m.: Stardust: The Story of Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown
Sunday, February 2
(All Sunday films at the Gene Siskel Film Center)
1 p.m.: Double Feature: Living Together & Where We Grow Older
