| April 22, 2021
We invite you to join us for a free screening of Gateways to New York on May 13 at 8:00 pm (ET). This amazing film by Martin Witz is about the Swiss bridge builder Othmar H. Annmann who moved to New York as a young engineer and created some of New York’s most famous icons with his visionary suspension bridges.
Before the film, there will be welcome remarks by Gareth Brennan, president and founder Eventscape, and Markus Börlin, Ambassador and Consul General of Switzerland in NY.
After the screening, stick around for a live conversation moderated by Avinash Rajagopal, editor-in-chief of Metropolis who will lead a conversation about bridges. Questions can be texted in to Avi and the panel during the discussion.
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| | About the film
Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and His Bridges
2018 / 88 min / Switzerland Director: Martin Witz
Gateways to New York is a story about the great Swiss structural engineer Othmar H. Ammann, who emigrated to New York in 1904 and redefined the art of bridge building in America. Ammann's own life, career and breathtaking constructions were framed by the steady, dynamic acceleration of 20th century America — the Roaring Twenties, mass motorization, the Great Depression, war, suburbanization, and the economic boom that led to modern consumer society. In addition to his seminal George Washington Bridge - a beacon of modernity - Ammann's most important projects in and around New York City are the Triborough Bridge, the Bronx Whitestone, the Throgs Neck, the Verrazano-Narrows and the Bayonne Bridge. HIs life straddled the 19th century and the end of classical modernism, and he was unquestionably the most influential architect of steel bridges at the time.
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| | | With support from the Consulate General of Switzerland
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| | | In honor of Earth Day — a short film you can watch right now!
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| | This will be the 51st year that the world has celebrated and honored our planet with Earth Day. ADFF's Earth Day gift is a short film that we screened in 2012 called Minka. It's a almost nothing architects can do more "green" then making buildings that lasts 100's of years. It's a sweet film by Davina Pardo about preservation, home and love. Click Here to Watch
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| | | Congratulations to filmmaker Gary Hustwit who was tasked to head up the judging panel for the Dezeen Awards' new media categories. Gary has directed many feature-length films screened at ADFF including Helvetica, Rams, Workplace and short film The Landfill and the VR experience This Is What the Future Looked Like. He was the executive producer for Design Canada.
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