Norman Foster

Norman Foster

Born: June 1, 1935
in Manchester, England, UK

Movies for Norman Foster...

The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
Title: The Prado Museum: A Collection of Wonders
Character: Self - Architect
Released: April 15, 2019
Type: Movie
Actor Jeremy Irons embarks on an epic journey through the halls of the Prado Museum in Madrid, Spain, two hundred years after its inauguration, along corridors where thousands of masterpieces of all time tell the lives of rulers and common people, and tales about times of war and madness and times of peace and happiness; because, as Goya said, imagination, the mother of the arts, produces impossible monsters, but also unspeakable wonders.
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Neutra: Survival Through Design
Title: Neutra: Survival Through Design
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2019
Type: Movie
This insightful documentary feature from PJ Letofsky serves as a profile of iconic Austrian-American Architect Richard Neutra, whose work and legacy have helped shape the modern understanding of design, architecture and the interconnected fabric of nature. Today, Richard's legacy lives on through his son, Dion, who has taken up his father's mantle after nearly three-decades under his mentorship.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
Title: Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Monumental Art
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2018
Type: Movie
In the summer of 2018, on the Serpentine in London's Hyde Park, world-renowned artist Christo created his first public work of art in the UK. Inspired by ancient Mesopotamian tombs, the Mastaba is constructed from 7,506 painted oil barrels and weighs six hundred tonnes. It is the latest work in a career spanning half a century and stretching across the world. His work to date have included surrounding 11 islands off the Florida coast with pink polypropylene and wrapping Berlin's Reichstag and the Pont Neuf in Paris. This programme charts the creation of the Mastaba - from the first barrels being put on the water to its final unveiling - and paints a portrait of Christo as he looks back on a life spent making provocative works of art with his wife and partner Jeanne-Claude.
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Der Reichstag
Title: Der Reichstag
Character: Self
Released: December 19, 2017
Type: Movie
Docudrama telling the story of a building with a breath taking career that began in the empire, flourished in the Weimar Republic, perished in the Nazi dictatorship, and was rebuilt after its partial destruction.
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Harry Seidler: Modernist — An Exhilarating Retrospective of Seidler's Architectural Vision
Title: Harry Seidler: Modernist — An Exhilarating Retrospective of Seidler's Architectural Vision
Character: Self
Released: December 31, 2016
Type: Movie
The first documentary retrospective of Harry Seidler’s architectural legacy, Harry Seidler: Modernist reveals an intimate portrait of his extraordinary life and internationally...
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Eye of God
Title: Eye of God
Character: Self
Released: May 31, 2012
Type: Movie
The «Eye of God» is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the Pushkin Museum. It shows how progressive and pro-West Russians can be, when it comes to comprehending the essence of beauty. Ivan Tsvetayev, a village priest's son, the founder of the museum, wanted the new generation of "Ivans" to understand that we are Europe, while Antiquity is our mutual cradle.
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Urbanized
Title: Urbanized
Character: Self
Released: September 9, 2011
Type: Movie
A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world's foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders, and thinkers.
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How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
Title: How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr Foster?
Character: Self
Released: October 8, 2010
Type: Movie
The film traces the rise of one of the world's premier architects, Norman Foster, and his unending quest to improve the quality of life through design.
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Building the Gherkin
Title: Building the Gherkin
Character: Self
Released: May 10, 2005
Type: Movie
Can a single building impact the career of an architect, the image of a global company and even the skyline of a big city? Just a month and a day after the disastrous attack on the World Trade Center in New York, the first steel beam of a new tower is erected in London. One question is on everybody’s mind: is it the right decision to build a new iconic tower in the midst of London’s financial district, on a site that has already been bombed before? The 40-storey steel and glass tower sparks further controversy. Norman Foster, one of Britain’s most visionary architects, calls his design for the new Swiss Re London headquarters ‘radial – socially, technically, architecturally and spatially’. In fact, its size and shape are so radical that it is almost immediately nicknamed ‘the erotic gherkin’. Will the Gherkin become the landmark they all dream of?