This screening is sold out. A rush ticket line will form 30 minutes before screening time, and we will sell tickets for any empty seats 5 minutes prior to the screening.

The Gamble House is the incredible story of brothers Charles and Henry Greene who were pushed by their forceful father into a career in architecture only to design and build the most seminal and stunning Arts & Crafts house in America. The house, however, did not come without its price, both personally and professionally, for the Greene brothers, and for David and Mary Gamble who commissioned it. It’s a tale of American craftsmanship, international influence, artistic frustration, loss and triumph, which led to the completion of one of the shining examples of American architecture, known to fans of Back to the Future as Doc Brown’s house, and fans of architecture simply as The Gamble House. 
Director: Don Hahn
2017 / 58 min / USA 

This feature film will be screened in the Museum's Pension Commissioner's Suite. 

This feature film is followed by Ford House.
Director: Spirit of Space
2017 / 5 min / USA
This film about the Ford House in Aurora, Illinois, designed by Bruce Goff, was created for the installation Past Forward: Architecture and Design at the Art Institute of Chicago. A film by Spirit of Space.

This feature film is also followed by A Letter to Marcel.
Director: Jake Farmer
2016 / 3 min / USA
In 1953 Robert Snower wrote to Marcel Breuer to ask if he would be interested in designing a home for his family in Kansas City. Breuer and his team spent the next year working with Mr. Snower to customize every element of the home. It was completed in 1954 and is one of only two houses Breuer constructed west of the Mississippi River. Over 60 years later the home has been restored to its original condition. This is the story of its creation. 

These films will be followed by a Q & A.  

1.5 LU (AIA)

The Architecture & Design Film Festival: D.C. is presented by the Revada Foundation, courtesy of the estates of Reva and David Logan.

$12 Museum | $10 Student | $15 Non-member | $125 All Access 

Click here to buy the all-access pass which includes the opening night, reception, and auto-registration to all 27 films.

Tickets can be purchased at the door when available.

Tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable.

Image Credit: Still from The Gamble House by Don Hahn, 2017.