How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?

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Dec 28, 2012 This is a wonderful documentary about the British Architect Norman Foster. His work is breathtaking. It is hard to imagine anyone being able to design so many spectacular buildings. The cinematography is stunning. The film is an art-within-art gem. See more Oct 23, 2012 I will work much harder tomorrow!!!! See more Oct 21, 2012 Watching this, I cannot stop to think how â??piss weakâ?? the remainder of the modern architectural world is in comparison. Independent of your likes and dislikes Fosterâ??s projects, they are all exceptionally memorable. The title of this movie was a little â??off-puttingâ??/awkward to me, but it is an excerpt from a conversation between Buckminster Fuller and Foster. Fosterâ??s pragmatic approach to Fullerâ??s design concepts bring them to the world in a beautiful fashion. Like Fuller, Fosterâ??s projects are not limited to the standard architectural schema. The flow of the movie is somewhat mysterious (an allegory of his life) and prompted me to watch it twice. I had seen most of Foster work, as has anyone who watches the history channel, but never strung it together as the works flowing from one man. The second time watching it I wished many of the shots were longer and more detailed. Chronicling his early career, the most interesting facet was that he needed to take his work on the world stage to be able to be a success in his home of Great Britain. See more Oct 9, 2012 Visually appealing but fails on its narrative ... You end up wondering ' what's the story? ' See more Sep 27, 2012 A very good Documentary with amazing architecture. Beautiful photography and insightful interviews Foster and others. But the endlessly somber music score was slightly annoying. All in all well worth watching , check it out ! See more Aug 27, 2012 Interesting documentary about one man's vision of architectural design that is not only nice to look at, but also addresses environmental issues. Norman Foster grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, but that didn't stop his imagination and interest in airplanes that informed his dreams. Another story about a man living his bliss. If you are interested in art and architecture, this one is for you! See more Read all reviews

How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?

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