In a unique cinematic journal, Bauhaus pioneer Moholy-Nagys records the meeting of the CIAM (International Congress of Architecture) in August 1933. The meeting was held on a yacht that cruised the Mediterranean Sea between Marseille, the Aegean Islands, and Athens.
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Is this for you? Look, if you’re looking for a narrative, keep walking. Architects' Congress is a document, not a drama. It’s perfect for people who like to watch history happen in the background of a sun-drenched boat deck. If you need explosions or a script, you are going to be bored to tears within five minutes. ⛵ ...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

László Moholy-Nagy

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"Is this for you? Look, if you’re looking for a narrative, keep walking. Architects' Congress is a document, not a drama. It’s perfect for people who like to watch history happen in the background of a sun-drenched boat deck. If you need explosions or a script, you are going to be bored to tears within five minutes. ⛵ It’s a weirdly intimate look at a bunch of people who were essentially deciding how our modern world should look. They aren't posing. They are just standing there, squinting agains..."
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