NDR/Arte

Terribly Beautiful Eyesores

Building sins – they disturb, annoy and fascinate. In each episode, the four-part TV series ‘Pretty Architectural Crimes’ shows outstanding examples of architecture that is both loved and hated. Because the seemingly monstrous buildings can also be seductive. From brutalist concrete blocks to gigantic megastructures and consumer temples to prefabricated paradises – the series reveals the hidden beauty and special charm of these controversial buildings. And so each episode invites you to rediscover architecture and perceive it differently.

To the episodes:

Brutalist Monsters (A film by Dag Freyer)

Delusions of Grandeur (A film by Ralf Pleger)

Prefab Paradise (A filmy by Katharina Röben)

Temples of Consumerism (A film by Ralf Pleger)

A production of 3B-Produktion
Commissioned by NDR, in co-operation with ARTE