Sun, Apr 19 / 7 pm
Cecil Balmond: Visionary Engineer and Architect
Directed by Michael Blackwood
2009, USA, 56 min
In conversations with architecture critic Sanford Kwinter, the remarkable Cecil Balmond reveals his visions and multifaceted talents in a retrospective exhibition of his accomplishments at the Graham Foundation Gallery in Chicago. Through his commitment to experimentation and belief in structure as a creative act he has helped realize some of the most thrilling buildings of the last 30 years. Since the early 1980’s Balmond has collaborated with such important architects and artists working today such as Toyo Ito, Anish Kapoor, Rem Koolhaas, Daniel Libeskind and Alvaro Siza.
Plays with:
ABC of Architecture / Dir. Federico González and Andrea Stinga, 2012, Colombia, 2 min /
From Aalto to Zaha, an animated trip through capital A architecture’s alphabet.
Ove Arup, the Philosopher / Dir. Taghi Amirani, 2013, UK, 38 min /
Capturing the story of Ove Arup, his character, values, vision and work.
Sponsored by Crosier Kilgour and partners
Generously supported by the Winnipeg Foundation
