by Christoph Schaub and Michael Schindhelm

Schaub and Schindhelm's documentary follows two Swiss star architects on two very different projects: the national stadium for the Olympic summer games in Peking 2008 and a city area in the provincial town of Jinhua, China. Architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron are literally building bridges between two cultures, two architectural traditions, and two political systems. Their work doesn't simply enhance China's great international debut, but serves the everyday needs of the Chinese population. "Bird's Nest" presents the Basle architects as they find solutions not in the comfort of an ivory tower but in encounters and friction on the ground.

CH 2008, Color, 87', Digi Beta, Documentary
Original Version: German, Chinese, English

Directed by Christoph Schaub and Michael Schindhelm
Cinematography: Matthias Kälin, Stéphane Kuthy
Editing: Marina Wernli
Sound: Martin Witz, Marc von Stürler
Music: Peter Bräker

Production: T&C Film, Zurich
Worldsales: T&C Edition

Further information: www.herzogdemeuron-film.com