Architect Helmut Jahn memorialised in short documentary In a Flash
Architectural filmmaker Nathan Eddy explores the life and work of Helmut Jahn in this documentary, which was created after the architect's death earlier this year.
Named Helmut Jahn: In A Flash, the short film is based on an interview Eddy conducted with Jahn in June 2016.
Originally filmed for Eddy's Starship Chicago movie, but never used, the interview was turned into a film following Jahn's death. Eddy hopes it will further the architect's legacy and impart something of his character onto viewers who didn't know him.
In a Flash is based on an interview conducted with Helmut Jahn in 2016
"I wanted it to be a very straightforward, stripped-down film, quite different from my other work, which usually involves a large number of subjects and a large number of viewpoints," Eddy told Dezeen. "I wanted this to be a sort of direct communication between the audience and Helmut himself," he continued. "It takes place in his office and he's telling you his life story."
Jahn was known for his postmodern buildings, especially in his adopted city of Chicago. He was the architect of the James R Thompson Center, which was just last week saved from demolition, and United Airlines Terminal One at O'Hare airport.
His other key works include the Sony Centre complex on Potsdamer Platz in Berlin and the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.
The documentary makes extensive use of drone footage filmed across three continents and including the Xerox Center in Chicago
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