Kyle Bergman is a New York City-based architect who not only founded the Architecture & Design Film Festival, he serves as its director. Recognizing the strong connection between architecture and film, he launched the festival in 2008 as a way to educate and entertain people who appreciate design. Bergman serves as president on the board for the Pacific Rim Parks Organization, who have built seven parks so far and have an added goal of building one park in every country that touches the Pacific. In addition to the above, Bergman teaches at the Yestermorrow Design/Build School in Vermont. He also created an architectural lecture series about the design/build process for the Smithsonian Institute and produced a play about the design of Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House and Phillip Johnson’s Glass House, entitled The Glass House. For this week’s Friday Five, let’s check in with Bergman to see what else he’s passionate about. Photo by Linda Strauta
1. The Beach

The moment where land meets the sea is always stimulating. In buildings, in life and in nature the edges are more interesting to me than the middle areas. Beginnings and endings are so important; they define the transitions or thresholds, which are exciting. The beach is also inspiring because somehow it taps into our primordial self. Being in the ocean is good – but coming out of the water onto land always feels exceptional. Being at the ocean is stimulating because of the var...