The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets at the links below, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsors include:  ThoughtCraft, Ellen Cassilly Architects, Alair

This film tells the little-known story of five architects: Philip Johnson, John Johansen, Landis Gores, Eliot Noyes, and Marcel Breuer. They were visionaries who ignited a modern design revolution in New Canaan CT in the wake of WWII. Their avant-garde ideals and Bauhaus-inspired designs challenged local traditions and ultimately redefined American Modernism for the 20th century. Through exclusive interviews with family, clients, biographers, and never-before-seen archival footage, the documentary weaves together their personal and professional journeys.   Featuring a live remote conversation with producer and director Devon Chivvis.  Get advance tickets.

Please join NC State Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning in welcoming our second speaker Chris Reed, Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Co-Director of the Master of Landscape Architecture in Urban Design Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, and Founding Director of STOSS Landscape Urbanism.
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A designer, researcher, strategist, teacher, and advisor, Chris Stoss is recognized internationally as a leading voice in the transformation of landscapes and cities and was a recipient of the 2012 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in Landscape Architecture. Reed is the co-editor of Projective Ecologies with ecologist and planner Nina-Marie Lister, and author of the upcoming book Mise-en-Scéne: The Lives and Afterlives of Urban Landscapes with photographer Mike Belleme, a study on contemporary cities and the issues that inform his the practice at Stoss.
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ALL are welcome!!!
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NC State College of Design
North Carolina ASLA
American Society of Landscape Architects
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

Our Fall 2026 Lecture Series, Resilience + Belonging for a Changing World, continues with James Rojas, founder of Place It, urban planner, community activist, and artist, presenting “The Invisible Hand of Planning: Making the Unseen Forces That Shape Our Cities Visible.”

Rojas is one of the few nationally recognized urban planners to examine the influence of U.S. Latino culture on urban design and sustainability. Through his work, he explores how culture and immigration shape the American front yard and broader landscape, revealing the often-overlooked social and cultural forces that influence how our cities are designed and experienced. He is also the founder of the Latino Urban Forum, an advocacy group dedicated to raising awareness of planning and design issues affecting low-income Latino communities.


NC State College of Design
North Carolina ASLA
American Society of Landscape Architects
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets at the links below, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsors include:  ThoughtCraft, Ellen Cassilly Architects, Alair

Canada's greatest architect designed buildings that feel inevitable — as if the landscape itself demanded them. Simon Fraser University, Robson Square, the Canadian Embassy in Washington: Erickson made landscape inseparable from structure and brutalism genuinely poetic. This gorgeous portrait reveals the philosophy behind a career of breathtaking spatial invention.   Get advance tickets.

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsors include:  ThoughtCraft, Ellen Cassilly Architects, Alair

Sitting Still is an original documentary directed by Gina Angelone that explores the visionary work of Laurie Olin FASLA, one of the world's most influential landscape architects. It highlights his profoundly social vision, emphasizing humanity, urbanization, nature, and the creation of democratic, egalitarian public spaces.   

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsors include:  ThoughtCraft, Ellen Cassilly Architects, Alair

Palm Springs Weekend is 1 1963 romantic comedy following Los Angeles college students on Easter break in the desert resort of Palm Springs, packed with poolside mayhem, musical numbers, and great architecture.  Pre-med basketball player Jim (Troy Donahue) pursues Bunny (Stefanie Powers), daughter of the overprotective local police chief; socialite Gayle (Connie Stevens) is courted by both a spoiled playboy (Robert Conrad) and a rugged stuntman (Ty Hardin); and Jim's bumbling roommate Biff (Jerry Van Dyke) chases a tomboyish girl (Zeme North) while wrangling a mischievous kid at their motel. As the students' antics clash with townspeople and hotel staff, the weekend delivers a classic taste of Palm Springs!   

Plus, you can get a special curated martini with a keepsake glass!

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsors include:  ThoughtCraft, Ellen Cassilly Architects, Alair

Sigurd Lewerentz spent decades in obscurity before designing two late-career churches so radical they read as sacred brutalism from another dimension. St. Mark's. St. Peter's. No straight lines, no compromises, no apologies. This film follows architecture's greatest late bloomer into the shadows — and it is absolutely devastating. 

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Sponsored by: Ellen Classy Architects

Filmmaker Jess Bushyhead traces how midcentury ideas took root in our own backyard — in the houses, schools, and civic buildings that quietly transformed the Triangle and beyond. A rare chance to see your architectural heritage through a sharp, revelatory local lens. Remote Q&A with producer Jess Bushyhead.

The NCModernist Architecture Movie Series celebrates 15 years of bringing visually exciting architecture documentaries to the Triangle.  Our venue is the cherished Rialto Theatre, a beloved cultural landmark in Raleigh's Five Points neighborhood, retaining its vintage charm and iconic marquee since 1942. This single-screen gem champions independent, foreign, and classic films offering a classy, intimate experience. Beyond cinema, the recently revived venue hosts live music and community events, standing as a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant arts scene - a cherished spot for locals and visitors alike. 

The Rialto is located at 1620 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh NC.  All shows begin at 7pm, doors open at 615pm. 
Come early for the incredible fresh popcorn and full bar!

Get advance tickets, or buy a season pass and save 20% on the nine films!

Herb Greene's houses don't look like houses — they look like living things. Feathered, muscular, grown from Oklahoma soil under Bruce Goff's spell, his 1961 Prairie Chicken House remains one of America's most astonishing structures. Filmed by his niece, This film finally gives Greene his due as an irreplaceable American original.