Building The Gherkin
| Movie | |
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| German title | Building The Gherkin |
| Original title | Building The Gherkin |
| Country of production | Switzerland |
| original language | English / German |
| Publishing year | 2006 |
| length | 89 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Mirjam von Arx |
| production |
Condor Films , Kristian Widmer , Patrick Müller |
| music | Diego Baldenweg |
| camera | Fred Rotkopf |
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The 2006 film Building The Gherkin by director Mirjam von Arx accompanies the construction of the 30 St Mary Ax skyscraper in London , also popularly known as "Gherkin" (German: cucumber). In addition to documenting the entire development of the building, the film also contains interviews with the architect Norman Foster , in which he talks about his work, his ideals and London. Distributed throughout the film, other participants give interviews about the work and their role in the development and implementation of the building project.
Locations
The film was shot on location in London from 2000 to 2005 .
particularities
The shooting was overshadowed by the 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York. This prompted those involved to fundamentally question the construction of a new skyscraper in London again.
Reviews
"Avant-garde architecture meets cinema, the viewer experiences first-hand the design of public space in its most spectacular form."
Awards
- Award at the Festival International du Film sur l'Art in Montréal 2006 for Building the Gherkin
swell
- ↑ Building the Gherkin - Norman Foster builds in London In: kino.de , accessed on May 27, 2019
- ↑ 'Building the Gherkin' wins Prize at the Montreal Festival of Films ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Fosters + Partners news archive 2006
