How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster? (2012)

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• Project Phase: Completed
• Release Date: 2012-01-25 - NY and/or LA
• Distributor(s): First Run Features
• Film Genre(s): Documentary
• Country: United States
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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 modern architects of our time. In his early 20s he worked with the famed architect Richard Rogers, and in 1967 founded his own firm. Shortly thereafter he came to know the inventor and futurist Buckminster Fuller, who famously asked about one of his designs, "How much does you building weigh, Mr. Foster?". Now this documentary portrait of Foster, whose title evokes Bucky's enigmatic question, is coming to theaters beginning January 25. Filmed in over ten countries and honing in on his most iconic works, including London's Swiss Re Tower, New York's Hearst Building, Berlin's Reichstag, Beijing Airport's International Terminal and the breathtaking Millau Viaduct, over the Gorges du Tarn in France, HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING WEIGH, MR. FOSTER? is an unprecedented exploration of an architect whose quest is to improve the quality of life through design, and his work, which offers striking solutions to humanity's increasing demands.

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