TV series
Bunkers Brutalism and Bloodymindedness
2014 · 1 season
A witty, opinionated lecture on concrete buildings that feels like an erudite rant, rewarding close attention with sharp language and unexpected connections.
- Created by
- Jonathan Meades
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jonathan Meades
- Overview
- 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.
- How it feels
- Satirical, cynical, earnest and absurd. Measured and demanding.
- About
- Art, class, power, politics
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Jonathan Meades
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Jonathan Meades
