The Infinite Happiness

Film screening

Qatar Museums

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Qatar Museums Gallery – Al Riwaq
Doha, Qatar
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A film screening offering a unique look inside the iconic 8 House and the lives shaped by its architecture.

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The Infinite Happiness is a highly unusual architectural experience. The film takes us to the heart of one of the contemporary residential developments considered to be a new model of success: the giant 8 House designed in 2009 by Danish architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) in the suburbs of Copenhagen. Ila Bêka & Louise Lemoine recount their month-long immersion inside this experiment of vertical village, nominated “World’s best residential building” in 2011. As a Lego game, the film builds a collection of life stories all interconnected by their personal relation to the building. Drawing the lines of a human map, the film reveals the building through an inner and intimate point of view. By showing the surprising results of this innovative social model, the directors question the architecture’s ability to create collective happiness.

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