Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry

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Bunkers, Brutalism and Bloodymindedness: Concrete Poetry with Jonathan Meades

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Meades reclaims the reputation of buildings he argues stood for optimism and grandeur.

Focusing on the influence of Le Corbusier's post-war work, Jonathan Meades reclaims the reputation of once-maligned buildings that he argues stood for optimism and grandeur.

Second of a two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades makes the case for 20th-century concrete Brutalist architecture, which is once again being appreciated by a younger generation. Focusing initially on the massive influence of Le Corbusier's post-war work, he reclaims the reputation of buildings that, once much maligned, he argues stood for optimism and grandeur. Delivered in his signature provocative and confrontational manner, Meades's film draws on extraordinary buildings from all over Europe in a lavish, sometimes surreal, visual collage.

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Jonathan Meades looks at the architectural movement known as brutalism.

Two-part documentary in which Jonathan Meades looks at the architectural movement known as brutalism.

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