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On 19 October, 19:00, as part of the programme section devoted to urban research and architecture,\u00a0ARCHITECT\u2019S CUT<\/a>, Riga International Film Festival (RIGA IFF, 17-27 October) will present the documentary film\u00a0Life, Assembled<\/i><\/a>. The screening, hosted in partnership with the Latvian Association of Architects, at the Ziedonis Hall of the National Library of Latvia, will also feature the director and architect \u00c9lodie Degavre. Her intricate documentary focuses on the ideals of 1970s Belgian architecture \u2013 utopian ideas on ending the housing crisis. Tickets to the screening are available on the festival website (rigaiff.lv<\/a>), and at Bi\u013ce\u0161u Serviss sales points.<\/p>\n The documentary, set to a playful jazz score, is a story about dreamers, self-appointed visionaries. The politically-optimistic actions of the Belgian architects in the 1970s challenged the views on future heritage, placing the human at the central axis of architecture. By signaling the future and the trinity of ideas \u2013 economical, elegant, and current \u2013 they created experimental, modern, and accessible housing communities in Brussels, Li\u00e8ge, and Charleroi, thus causing a stir in the conservative architecture circles. 50 years after the utopian ideas were brought to life, the Brussels based architect, photographer, and film director \u00c9lodie Degavre meets their creators \u2013 architect and researcher Jean Englebert, steel visionary Paul Petit, and pioneers of architecture of participation, Lucien and Simone Kroll.<\/p>\n \u201cThe film, widely screened on the festival circuit, is a delicate journey in time and a testament to the ever-present question posed by architects \u2013 how will we live tomorrow? It also delves into the very topical question of housing accessibility and focuses on such themes as sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusivity, which are discussed today in the context of the new European Bauhaus. We are very pleased not only by the fact that the film has found its way to the Latvian audiences, but also that the director will participate in the events of the annual Latvian Architecture Award by giving a talk and serving as a jury member,\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n emphasizes Art\u016brs Lapi\u0146\u0161, chairman of the board of the Latvian Association of Architects.<\/p>\n\n