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Living Frames

A Cinematic Journey Through Architecture and Design

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berlin
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Ida Hausdorf
06.02.2025

This February 14th, let’s celebrate more than just love—let’s honor our passion for the creative forces that shape our world: film, architecture, and design.

At LIVING BERLIN we will feature a curated selection of outstanding international short films that explore design, architecture, and the profound questions of home. 

Between February 14 - 22 we invite you to step into a space where cinema meets creativity, and together, let’s discover how architecture and design influence the way we see and experience the world around us.

Invitation - Grand Opening

Are you ready for an evening of drinks, music and celebration? Are you ready to fall in love with architecture again?
Then join us on February 14, 2025 for the Vernissage of LIVING FRAMES and Bubbles and Beats. 5 - 9 pm at LIVING BERLIN.

Register here!

Architecture shapes not just the physical spaces we inhabit, but also the way we experience the world around us. It is the framework within which our lives unfold, influencing how we feel, move, and interact with our environment. 

From February 14–22, perfectly in time for the Berlinale, we open our doors to Living Frames for you! An immersive showcase we have created in collaboration with fantastic partners, delving into the delicate and profound relationship between architecture, design, and the human body. 

In four thoughtfully curated spaces, we invite you to step into a world where film reveals new perspectives on our built environment. In collaboration with NOWNESS, Architectuul, Achtung Berlin Film Festival, and the Silver Frame Festival, we will be showcasing short films that uncover hidden stories.

The Berlin-based author and artist Thomas Platt reframes the films through his collages—poetic observations of the city that bring the urban landscape directly into the space.

Architects in Love – A Passion for Spaces

In collaboration with Architectuul, this curation is a journey into the heart of Berlin's architecture, not through perfection, but through the stories these buildings tell. Four architects take us on a personal exploration of their favorite spaces, highlighting unsung icons where architecture is less about grandeur and more about life itself.

Film

Florian Köhl Loves Berlin – Kaiserdamm

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
A story about one of the first apartment blocks in Berlin - for singles.

Film

Magma Architecture Love Berlin

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
A concert hall that reimagines space: Hans Scharoun’s Berliner Philharmonie is a bold experiment in sculpting sound.

Film

Robert Slinger Loves Berlin

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
A building like a sculpture: John Hejduk’s Kreuzberg tower resists convention—sharp, stark, poetic.

Perspectives – Spaces as Sensation

In this room, we invite you to explore new ways of experiencing architecture and design. Curated in partnership with the Silverframe Festival, these films challenge the conventions of our built world, offering fresh and innovative perspectives. 

Film

Context in Design, Design in Context

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
Two cities, two craft traditions—one dialogue on design.
Filmstill "MyOrange Garden"

Film

My Orange Garden

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
Her voice made her a target in Iran. Now, in Germany, Faravaz sings for the rights of Iranian women.

Film

Women in Architecture

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
Architecture is more than form and function—it is identity, expression, and defiance.

City as Stage

In partnership with Achtung Berlin, we explore films that delve into memory, identity, and the ever-evolving urban landscape. Through Berlin’s architecture, these films reflect on impermanence, belonging, and self-determination, capturing the fluidity of time and the tension between the past and present.

Don’t miss Achtung Berlin—a fantastic festival running from April 2–9!

Film

Homesick

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
A quiet, poignant meditation on the longing for belonging.

Film

Osmosis

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
A sensory exploration of the forest and the tensions that inhabit it, Osmosis interweaves images of pure chlorophyll and the dense blackness of burnt forests.

Film

A Single Act

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
Between guilt and memory: Architecture becomes the silent witness to both social and personal conflicts.

Architecture & Design as Poetry

In partnership with NOWNESS, this exhibition transforms architecture and design into poetry. NOWNESS has long been a platform that celebrates the beauty of the everyday, inspiring us with unique stories in art, design, fashion, and more. Together, we bring you a selection of award-winning films that celebrate the profound emotional connection between architecture and design.
 

Film

Dancing About Architecture: Dance in MAP

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
In Shanghai’s Museum of Art Pudong, dancer Meng-ke Wu moves like a shadow against white granite walls.

Film

In Residence: Sue Webster

14. Feb / 10:00 / Living Berlin
Beneath East London’s streets lies the legend of the ‘Mole Man’—a reclusive tunneler whose decades-long excavation led to sinkholes and city-wide blackouts.

After transforming Living Berlin into our festival center last year, we’re thrilled to return and bring this incredible space to life once again. Join us for an inspiring journey through the worlds of architecture, design, and film. Let’s celebrate the spaces that shape us, and the stories that live within them. 

Ida Hausdorf
Content & Multimedia Lead

Ida is a multimedia editor, social media- and impact strategist with a keen eye for digital storytelling. With a background in Psychology and Communication (BA) and a Master’s in Television and Cross-Media Culture and her diverse experiences through different cross-media projects and campaigns, she seamlessly blends insight with creativity, making her an all-rounder in digital communication strategies and multimedia storytelling.

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