Architecture & Design Film Festival           09 / 24-27 / 2009           A benifit fot Yestermorrow Design / Build School

Mad River Valley, VT

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Angle of Inspiration
Year: 2005
Length: 30 min.
Series: Change Happens
Showtimes: 9/24/2009 @ 8:00 PM
9/26/2009 @ 5:30 PM






California has its Sundial, the first bridge designed in America by the world-renowned architect and engineer Santiago Calatrava. This film not only documents the process of turning this brilliant architect's vision into a one-of-a-kind bridge, but also has the courage to ask, is the river crossing a project of pride or genius or folly? Like other grand works of public art, the Sundial Bridge at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park, although considered by most an architectural wonder, has generated some opposition. It is in presenting this balance of opinions this documentary convincingly proves how this bridge celebrates human creativity and ingenuity. This unique suspension bridge was designed to avoid the nearby salmon-spawning habitat; also its 217-foot pylon, literally, acts as a sundial, telling time on a tile-covered garden border on the north side of the bridge.