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Commerzbank, Frankfurt
Title
Commerzbank, Frankfurt [electronic resource (video)] / Electric Sky (Firm)
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2008], c2007.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (28 min.) : sd., col., digital file.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2008.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Title from distributor's description.
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Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
The traditional skyscraper is an environmentally unsound, energy-guzzling monster. But in 1997, celebrated British architect Norman Foster created a contradiction in terms: the world's first ecologically sensitive skyscraper. As a result, the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt changed the construction of giant corporate buildings forever. This episode features a walking tour of the building and an extended conversation with its chief architect, Stefan Behling. Exploring the tower's fascinating triangular design, the program studies the elevator cores at each corner, the plumbing and AC systems which incorporate rainwater and fresh air, and the lush, contemplative sky gardens.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Other formats
Originally produced: Electric Sky (Firm), 2008
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
Series
Vertical City: Ten Skyscraper Case Studies
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
12 & up.
Contents
World's First "Green" Skyscraper (3:36)
Frankfurt's Commitment to Eco-Friendly Skyscrapers (2:41)
Advantages of "Green" Architectural Design (3:30)
Eco-Friendly, Self-Ventilating Building (3:57)
Commerzbank: Worker's Paradise (3:30)
Exterior Design and Construction Details (4:37)
Skyscrapers of the Future (3:37)
Videorecording number
39194s Infobase
39198 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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Electric Sky (Firm)
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
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