http://www.freiottofilm.com/welcome daily 1.0 2024-08-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391905843-1WRFBZJ4DGZBDWVEJ4SI/FO+Hands+Up.Still024.jpg The Film - Frei Otto Frei Otto worked to create lighter, more naturalistic and more efficient architecture in every way. His research extends beyond architecture as an ideology for how to solve some of today’s most pressing issues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1459212887830-NILOZAKK1KQ6HRWSLTSO/BTS_ZAHA.jpg The Film - Zaha Hadid Zaha Hadid is an architect known for her work in creating curving forms that defy convention. In the film she talks about how Frei Otto inspired her and how her work continues in his spirit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391470807-4JAUDFC6O9OLTMJ4HN9T/PS_PROXY.jpg The Film - Patrik Schumacher Patrik Schumacher is an architect with Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). His theories on Parametricism highlight how space influences human interactions and are greatly influenced by Frei Otto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457544315522-3Q1PB4UQZ0R7E425944B/JURGEN_HENNIKE_Headshot.jpg The Film - Jürgen Hennicke Jürgen Hennicke was a close friend and colleague Frei Otto. As an early member of the IL (now ILEK) at the University of Stuttgart, Jürgen continues to promote the fundamental philosophy and optimism of Frei Otto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391643634-V5LJDKYD28A0XPHMD1Y7/Behnish+Smiling.jpg The Film - Stefan Behnisch Stefan Behnisch’s firm, Behnisch Architekten, is dedicated to sustainable design. This focus was passed down from his father Günter Behnisch, who worked closely with Frei Otto on the famous 1972 Olympic Stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391683144-S54HQJ7AQZAPLJNM4EAA/GPB.jpg The Film - Gail Peter Borden Gail Peter Borden is Discipline Head of Architecture and Associate Dean of the University of Southern California School of Architecture. In the film he discusses how Frei Otto’s form finding approach is a new way of thinking about architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1459213243306-EWX95Z0VF7JX60JRBZI1/RR.jpg The Film - Robert Roithmayr Robert Roithmayr is a computer scientist, architect, and engineer. His focus on form finding led him to create Formfinder software, and like Frei Otto he is committed to sharing knowledge to advance the field of tensile membrane architecture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391787413-YXTO78HVLX9Z7I372A6L/GO.jpg The Film - Greg Otto Greg Otto founded Buro Happold Los Angeles and is currently a principle partner of Walter P. Moore Engineering & Consultants. Like Frei Otto, he facilitates multidisciplinary collaboration between architects and engineers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391860512-PLI2OGM9GA33OGYPRMUR/GS.jpg The Film - G. Goetz Schierle Professor Goetz Schierle worked closely with Frei Otto early in his career. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects and a founding Director of the Master of Building Science Program at the University of Southern California. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457391876573-PAHHX1JCIF802RUMXC7T/QM.jpg The Film - Qingyun Ma Qingyun Ma is an architect, educator and Dean of the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California. He cites Frei Otto’s innovations in structure and materiality as major inspirations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858286867-9BKV3KIPSMS2IX6YXJ6C/129+FGEC+Dance+Pavilioin+Color+Night+57.jpg The Film - The Dancing Fountain, 1957 This structure amazed onlookers and showed that tensile structures were an emerging architectural design medium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858203704-NQUPAXU6GNHIUROZK3F7/101+KGEK+55.jpg The Film - Music Pavilion Sails at the Federal Garden Exhibition at Kassel, 1955, where Frei Otto first gained notoriety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858276347-RO8AQDHRE7UWHC3P9Z4B/FO.Still023.jpg The Film - Frei Otto Interviewed for the film in 2012. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858367314-LP9CHM7DJB4VUI17ROY3/FreiOtto_InvertedModel.jpg The Film - Frei Otto Demonstrating inverse modeling at the IL institute at the University of Stuttgart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858218674-GZCXYKLA9X39BXGWRL93/111+Drawing+Kassel+tent+55.jpg The Film - Early Sketches Drawings for the 1955 Federal Garden Exhibition at Kassel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858431093-UX8H708EC22E1QCL3SNY/OlyVillageCompetition.jpg The Film - Olympic Stadium Model Model for the Munich Olympic Stadium. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858327769-4DMQEBSPDWH8YZP2ZFW8/FOCW_p362_FO+ShigeruBan001.jpg The Film - Frei Otto and Shigeru Ban Discussing plans for the Japanese Pavilion for Expo 2000 in Hannover. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858329323-ZJ2V79O7G1VQT7N1AA67/BuckyTriangular-.jpg The Film - Buckminster Fuller Legendary American architect, futurist, and friend of Frei Otto. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858412444-LT0P5TO2WVUV75F0WDEG/OlyVillage_Done.jpg The Film - Olympic Stadium The finished stadium for the 1972 Munich Olympics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858480393-HNCBWYB2NA41GWZMQVSS/IMG_3528.jpg The Film - Aviary Model Model for the aviary at the Munich Zoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858453786-OV111K8AUVATRPL2KFUF/Aviary.jpg The Film - ​Aviary At the Munich Zoo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858598488-BIAG87P3RRHB7BWP3IQ0/Zaha+Simon.jpg The Film - Zaha Hadid Talking about Frei Otto’s continued influence beyond architecture and engineering. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458933071373-DPAMF44BEFZQYE07M2SA/BTS_RR_INTERVIEW.jpg The Film - Behind the Scenes Robert Roithmayr discusses Frei Otto's impact on current form finding techniques. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458858625526-8PODSR88A51ZNN9V6G80/BTS_Multihalle.jpg The Film - Behind the Scenes Filming at the Mannheim Multihalle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458933045156-SENOUIVSCB0XLEA1DKF4/BTS_FreiOtto%2CJurgen.jpg The Film - Behind the Scenes Executive Producer Simon K. Chiu, Jürgen Hennicke, and Frei Otto in Frei Otto's home (left to right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1458933065084-3WZKP7A1X4FGLW0JLIFF/BTS_RRFoJh.jpg The Film - Behind the Scenes Robert Roithmayr, Jürgen Hennicke, and Frei Otto at Frei Otto's atelier (left to right). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1468621201642-VRXLUZ9MTFSTLB2TPF3X/image-asset.png The Film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1497653789561-VP1I9TS7O2ZG5IY779OH/102+KGEC+57x.jpg The Film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1506467166711-U8353GOI2T4DP8AYZFB1/DE-031_0006.jpg The Film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1506467529608-UZQJRMJHC1SEDYHBU1HM/Under+Munich.jpg The Film https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56de032bb654f9046e6e97d9/1457641685007-TID0U98BNUD7ILF9DU26/FF_Hypar.jpg The Film