Virtual Modernism & Film: Gateways to New York

Date and Time for this Past Event

Thursday, May 20, 2021 7pm

Details

Directed by Martin Witz, Gateways to New York tells the story of the Swiss structural engineer Othmar H. Ammann, who emigrated to New York in 1904 and redefined the art of bridge building in the United States. Amman’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 the George Washington Bridge, a beacon of modernity, Ammann’s most important projects in New York are the Bayonne Bridge, the Triborough, the Bronx Whitestone, Throgs Neck Bridge, and the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. Othmar Ammann's life straddles the 19th century and the end of Classical Modernism, an era that he embodied in the truest sense of the word and which, as the most influential architect of steel bridges of his time, he fundamentally shaped.

This film is free of charge and will be screened through Vimeo. Registration required by Wednesday, May 19. You will receive a separate email on Thursday, May 20 from info@bechtler.org at noon and one hour prior to your event start time that will include a link to access the program online.

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