The Architecture & Design Film Festival (ADFF) returns to Vancouver in 2026 with a program of films exploring architecture, design, cities and the people who shape them. While the full Vancouver lineup and screening schedule have yet to be announced, this year’s ADFF season will kick off in New York, where films range from portraits of influential architects and overlooked design movements to documentaries examining housing, public space and adaptive reuse.
Among the films announced for this year’s ADFF season are:
- MUNDO FRÁGIL — Dir. Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine (Italy/France, 90 min)
- Five Living Buildings (by Renzo Piano) — Dir. Jonathan Goodman Levitt (USA, 90 min)
- Barbara Buser – Swiss Pioneer of Sustainability — Dir. Gabriele Schärer (Switzerland, 118 min)
- bauhaus forever. — Dir. Nico Weber (Germany/Netherlands, 96 min)
- COPAN — Dir. Carine Wallauer (Brazil, 97 min)
- Máximapark – From Greenhouses to a Living Landscape — Dir. Hans den Hartog (Netherlands, 83 min)
- Out of the Picture — Dir. An. Ash Smolar (Belgium, 88 min)
- The Tingbjerg Experiment — Dir. Louise Detlefsen (Denmark, 86 min)
- The Tower That Built A City — Dir. Mark Myers (Canada, 106 min)
- The World in a Square — Dir. Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine (Denmark, 72 min)
- Googie — Dir. Jake Gorst (USA, 58 min)
The full ADFF:Vancouver 2026 program, including screening times and additional festival details, will be announced closer to the event.
