Robin Hood Gardens is a story of complexity and contradiction in modern architecture. Built by British architects Alison & Peter Smithson, the controversial East-London council estate was not only unloved by its first residents in 1972 but also garnered divisive responses from internationally-renowned critics. Decades later, the brutalist building was demolished to pave the way for site redevelopment yet simultaneously exhibited at the Venice Biennale. In light of the estate’s 50th anniversary, the documentary offers surprising insights from residents and critics and presents a second look at the construction of the ostracized project.
In collaboration with Paperjam Architecture + Real Estate
Thomas Beyer and Adrian Dorschner were both born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1983 and 1981, respectively. Beyer studied journalism and geography and has worked as a journalist, producer and documentary filmmaker in Leipzig and Hamburg. He is commissioning editor for documentaries at the MDR department of history and documentaries. Dorschner studied architecture in Dresden, Barcelona and Zurich and as well as working as an architect now teaches at Architecturwerkstatt in St. Gallen in Switzerland
Thomas Beyer and Adrian Dorschner were both born in Leipzig, Germany, in 1983 and 1981, respectively. Beyer studied journalism and geography and has worked as a journalist, producer and documentary filmmaker in Leipzig and Hamburg. He is commissioning editor for documentaries at the MDR department of history and documentaries. Dorschner studied architecture in Dresden, Barcelona and Zurich and as well as working as an architect now teaches at Architecturwerkstatt in St. Gallen in Switzerland.
