Start Date: | 7/10/2016 | Start Time: | 5:30 PM |
End Date: | 7/10/2016 | End Time: | 8:00 PM |
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Event Description
A screening of Bridging Urban America will be held on Sunday, July 10 at 6:00 p.m. in the Mandell Theater. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and online tickets are available for a discounted price of $10 for students at: http://bridgingurbanamerica.bpt.me.
BRIDGING URBAN AMERICA celebrates one of America's greatest bridge designers and some of the 20th century's most significant bridges and how they transformed America: Ben Franklin in Philadelphia, San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge, Huey P. Long in New Orleans, and Quebec Bridge in Canada, among others. The film takes a deeper look at the scientific mind of a virtuoso pianist and artistic soul of a Polish-born Paris-trained immigrant who contributed to the building of a modern America.
A cinematic journey through America with magnificent aerial photography, bridge stories and riveting interviews by renowned historians, engineering experts, and cultural figures, including award-winning author + educator HENRY PETROSKI of Duke University, PIOTR MONCARZ of Stanford University, and FRANK MOON of Rutgers (formerly Drexel).
Celebrating Modjeski's masterpiece on the Ben Franklin Bridge's 90th Anniversary!
MEET FACE-TO-FACE with film producers, Modjeski descendant and a distinguished panel of experts, including JOHN KULICKI of Modjeski and Masters and chief engineer of the Ben Franklin Bridge, MIKE VENUTO. AVAILABLE: Ben Franklin Bridge BLUEPRINT T-SHIRTS, autographed MOVIE POSTERS, and free Modjeska Candies.
Movie Trailer: https://vimeo.com/164589084 |
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Location: Mandell Theater 3201 Chestnut Street |
Audience: Undergraduate StudentsGraduate StudentsAlumni |
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