Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China

Jan 22, 2008

1h 28m

★ 0.0

Overview

Schaub and Schindelm’s documentary follows two Swiss star architects, Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China.

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Cast

Himself

Pierre De Meuron

Himself

Jacques Herzog

"Hello. I'm Itami Jun. I apologize for my poor Korean." Itami Jun (Yoo Dongryong), a Korean architect who was born in Japan. This film follows his life through heartwarming architectures for people that he had tried for all his life. The architecture of time that exists for the people, space and the story of an architect who walked his own way between Korea and Japan, Shimizu and Jeju.

7.0

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7.8

Beijing 2022 Olympic Opening Ceremony

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0.0

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Ninety minutes in the Cathedral worth to live a historic moment. The temple quintessential Spanish football said goodbye in July 2013 to make way for the new stadium of the Athletic Club of Bilbao, but the essence, the color, the claw and the history of San Mames remain in the memories of their members, their supporters, of whom feel inside Atletico colors and those players who played on their turf to the sound of aupas, irrintzis, eups and alirones of the athleticzale fans. Documentary directed by journalist Unai Larrea to honor the centenary of the legendary stadium Bilbao, blend the images of the parties lived in the Cathedral interviews with over 80 people involved in the club's history, Bilbao and stage, as players the club itself Julen Guerrero, Joseba Etxeberria, 'Txopo' Iribar, Andoni Zubizarreta or Red Txetxu, Iker Casillas, Xavi Hernandez, Johann Cruyff or Juanlu-last player to score in San Mames, and coaches like Jorge Valdano, Vicente del Bosque and Luis Fernandez.

8.0

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Jun 2, 2019

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0.0

Richard Meier in Rome Building a Church in the City of Churches

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0.0

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Visiting examples of Herzog and de Meurons ground-breaking style, this film reflects their capacity to astonish and explore the way in which they transform what might otherwise be ordinary through new treatments and techniques.

0.0

Gray Matters

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0.0

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7.3

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0.0

Mies

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7.9

Beijing 2008 Olympic Opening Ceremony

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7.2

Antonio Gaudí

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6.1

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6.7

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0.0

Eye Over Prague

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No overview available.

0.0

Arata Isozaki: Early work in Japan

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9.5

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7.4

Leonardo: The Mystery of the Lost Portrait

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Bird's Nest - Herzog & de Meuron in China

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