Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges

Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges

88 mins | Documentary | April 4, 2019

The story of the great Swiss engineer Othmar H. Ammann, who moves away in 1904 and redefines the rules of bridge construction in America - for decades and in a spectacular way. The beginning of motorisation, the post-war years, urbanisation and the consumer society: Ammann is not only in the middle of it, he is with his bridges a dynamic player, an agent of progress - and the belief in it.

Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges

88 mins | Documentary | April 4, 2019

Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges
The story of the great Swiss engineer Othmar H. Ammann, who moves away in 1904 and redefines the rules of bridge construction in America - for decades and in a spectacular way. The beginning of motorisation, the post-war years, urbanisation and the consumer society: Ammann is not only in the middle of it, he is with his bridges a dynamic player, an agent of progress - and the belief in it.
Producers Ventura Film, SRG SSR
Original title Gateways to New York: Othmar H. Ammann and his bridges
Directors Martin Witz
Writers Martin Witz

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