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Pablo Bujosa Rodriguez, writer and director Josep Lluis Sert: A Nomadic Dream Ale Produccions, Oberon Cinematografica, La Periferica Produccions, and IFFI Productions, 2013, 73 min., http://www.jlsertfilm.com/videos > I have my life divided in chapters that carry names of cities: Barcelona, Paris, New York and Boston—a nomadic life with too many changes—but no dull moments. > > —Josep Lluis Sert On 20 May 2015 the Graham Foundation screened Josep Lluis Sert: A Nomadic Dream , a film written and directed by Pablo Bujosa Rodriguez. This screening, which took place in Chicago, was only the second time the film had been made available for public viewing in the United States. The first screening was presented in 2013 at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design, where Josep Lluis Sert served as dean from 1953 to 1969, to commemorate the thirtieth anniversary of his death (Figure 1). MAS Studio, a Chicago-based firm directed by Iker Gil, cosponsored the second screening, and Gil introduced the event. The screening coincided with the publication of the “Legacy” issue (issue 25–26) of MAS Context , a quarterly journal dedicated to expanding conversations about architecture. In this issue, MAS Context defines legacy as “the buildings, places, books, ideas, and proposals that have left or will leave a strong mark on our urban environment.” The issue features an essay on Sert by Alexandra Lange, “Never-Loved Buildings Rarely Stand a Chance: Josep Lluis Sert in Cambridge,” that serves as an introduction to current thinking about Sert and his legacy, which are further developed in the film. Figure 1 Josep Lluis Sert ca. 1968 (Photo: Fundacio Joan Miro / Arxiu Josep Lluis Sert). With regard to Sert’s architecture, defining its legacy entails special consideration because Sert’s work has been lauded by the architectural community but not universally appreciated by the general public. Lange references Otile McManus’s 2003 essay “Why the Public (Still) Hates Peabody Terrace” and claims that …
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