Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

How much does your building weigh, Mr. Foster? [videorecording] / Art Commissioners presents a British-Spanish coproduction ; in association with Aiete Ariane Films ; with the participation of TVE, Canal+ ; directed by Norberto López Amado, Carlos Carcas ; producer, Elena Ochoa ; written and narrated by Deyan Sudjic.

Publisher, Date:

[New York, N.Y.] : First Run Features, [2012].

Description:

1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

Born in Manchester, England on the wrong side of the tracks, Norman Foster rose from a humble working class background to become one of the premiere architects of modern times. Beautifully filmed in over ten countries and homing in on his most iconic works, including London's Swiss Re Tower, New York's Hearst Building, Berlin's Reichstag, and more, it's an unprecedented exploration of an architect whose quest is to improve the quality of life through design.

Subjects:

Foster, Norman, 1935-

Architects -- Great Britain.

Architecture, Modern -- 21st century.

Biographical television programs.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Other Author:

López Amado, Norberto, 1965-

Carcas, Carlos.

Ochoa, Elena.

Sudjic, Deyan.

Valent, Joan.

Foster, Norman, 1935-

Fuller, R. Buckminster (Richard Buckminster), 1895-1983.

Rogers, Richard George.

Kapoor, Anish, 1954-

Serra, Richard, 1938-2024

Caro, Anthony, 1924-

Long, Richard, 1945-

Bono, 1960-

Art Commissioners (Firm)

Aiete Ariane Films.

Televisión Española.

Studio Canal+.

First-Run Features (Firm)

Other Title:

Mr. Foster?

Notes:

Videodisc release of a 2010 television program.

Extras include Q&A with directors, filmmaker bios and film gallery.

Director of photography, Valentín Álvarez ; editor, Paco Cózar ; music, Joan Valent.

Featuring Norman Foster, Paul Goldberger, Buckminster Fuller, Richard Rogers, Deyan Sudjic, Anish Kapoor, Richard Serra, Anthony Caro, Richard Long, Bono.

DVD, NTSC.

Berlinale Special, Berlin Film Festival; Best Documentary, Docville Film Festival; Audience Award for Best European Film, San Sebastian Film Festival.

Publisher Number:

FRF 915137D

Other Number:

794940347

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

327619

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 720.92 Foster

Medium:

[videorecording]