ADFF Toronto 2026: bauhaus forever.

A cinematic essay on perception and the afterlife of ideas — told through a place in transition.

The Bauhaus existed for only fourteen years, yet became an idea large enough to survive its own end. Born after World War I, it set out to rethink how people might live, learn, work and build together. A century later, it is history, heritage, institution, brand and myth.

At Berlin’s displaced Bauhaus-Archiv / Museum für Gestaltung, Nico Weber returns for five years to an institution without its house, while behind fences a new museum rises. People remember, search, measure, question and carry history into the present.

The construction site does not remain a setting for long. It enters the film. Built in seven chapters, bauhaus forever. (2026) becomes a construction site itself: fragmented, interrupted, unfinished.

The film inhabits the space in between — past and present, idea and institution, preservation and change. What was meant to disturb the order of things is now preserved, marketed and attacked again. A dead idea would not need to be attacked. Modernity is not safely stored in an archive. It remains under pressure.

TSA MEMBERS: Members get discounted tickets to all regular showings at ADFF: Toronto! When tickets go on sale, there will be a discount code in the TSA Bulletin and on your Member Dashboard.

About the Architecture and Design Film Festival

The Architecture and Design Film Festival (ADFF)—North America’s largest film festival dedicated to architecture and design—is coming back to Toronto for another year of great films and insightful discussions! From November 4-7, catch one of their amazing lineup of 13 films, from all over the world. Looking for the full list of films showcased at this year’s ADFF: Toronto? See the complete programme on the festival’s website!

The TSA is proud to once again be partnering with ADFF: Toronto to bring a series of panel discussions and post-screening Q&As that complement this year’s film roster. These panels bring together architects, film-makers, and subject matter experts to further explore the themes of each film and bring them back to our local context here in Toronto.