HOW MUCH DOES YOUR BUILDING WEIGH, MR. FOSTER?

The career of British architect Norman Foster is studded with triumphs including Terminal 3 at the Beijing airport, Berlin’s Reichstag, the Hearst Building in New York, the Millau Viaduct in France, and London’s wittily nicknamed “Gherkin.” This visually lively profile of the “Mozart of modernism” explores Foster’s career trajectory, his dreams (the occasional inspiration for his designs), and his philosophy of sustainability, noting the influence of his longtime hero Buckminster Fuller, whose provocative question prompted the title for this film. HDCAM video. (BS)