Q&As Not To Be Missed

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February 17, 2026

ADFF:Chicago starts this Thursday with opening night at the Chicago Cultural Center (sold out), followed by three days of screenings at the Gene Siskel Film Center. As always, we have an amazing lineup of speakers. Tickets are going fast—get yours today!

ADFF:Chicago – February 19-22

Prickly Mountain and My Design/Build Life

SOLD OUT - Thursday 2/19 at 7:00pm

+ Q&A with Director Allie Rood

Welcome to Warren, Vermont—a remarkable small town with more architects and designers per capita than anywhere else in the US. Director Allie Rood, who grew up in this vibrant environment, offers an insider’s perspective on a place where design is not just a profession, but a way of life. The

Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story

Buy Tickets - Friday 2/20 at 6:30pm

+ Conversation between Auctioneer Nicholas Lowry and Chicago Architecture Center Director of Exhibitions Eve Fineman

What does a country’s design aesthetic reveal about its identity? That’s the animating question behind Identity, a documentary that pairs cultural inquiry with personal narrative. At its center is Nicholas Lowry, a Czech-American auctioneer and obsessive collector who returns to his ancestral homeland to investigate a design tradition, a national identity, and himself.

Changing Lanes

Buy Tickets - Saturday 2/21 at 3:15pm

+ Conversation between Director Ben Wolf and Chicago Architecture Center Content Manager Ian Spula

After a beloved teacher is tragically killed in a hit-and-run accident in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, a grassroots movement emerges to transform a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes. While many applaud the proposed road diet, it also sparks a backlash—led in part by a powerful local business owner. As government support begins to waver, neighbors unite to challenge entrenched interests and fight for a safer Greenpoint.

Lewerentz Divine Darkness

Buy Tickets - Saturday 2/21 at 5:45pm

+ Q&A with Director Sven Blume

Enter the private world of an iconic architect who did not seek fame. Decades after Sigurd Lewerentz’s death, an unexpected discovery in a root cellar cracks open the mystery of his work. A treasure trove of beautiful black and white film clips and audio recordings reveals fascinating moments between the architect and his friend Bernt Nyberg, guiding us through an unexpected journey into Lewerentz’s singular legacy.

The Space Architect

Buy Tickets - Sunday 2/22 at 3:15pm

+ Q&A with Director Rebecca Carpenter

Meet trailblazing architect Constance Adams, whose groundbreaking work at NASA reimagined how humans might live in outer space. Filmed just four days before her untimely death at 53 years old, The Space Architect captures Adams reflecting on her extraordinary career and her final, passionate focus towards Earth—where she hoped to apply her knowledge to address the urgent challenges of the climate crisis.

Click here for information about all ADFF:Chicago screenings. See you at the theater!

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