Release Date

16 Feb, 2014

Total Episode/Season

2/1

Synopsis

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloodyminded. Tracing its precursors to the once-hated Victorian edifices described as Modern Gothic and before that to the unapologetic baroque visions created by John Vanbrugh, as well as the martial architecture of World War II, Meades celebrates the emergence of the Brutalist spirit in his usual provocative and incisive style. Never pulling his punches, Meades praises a moment in architecture he considers sublime and decries its detractors.

Original Title

Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness

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Concrete Poetry

16 Feb, 2014

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture in an homage to a style that he sees a brave, bold and bloodyminded.

Created By

Jonathan Meades

Actors

Jonathan Meades

Crew

Francis Hanly

Francis Hanly

Franny Moyle

Jonathan Meades

Jonathan Meades