RADFF23: Robin Hood Gardens E

Robin Hood Gardens; a concrete eyesore or masterpiece of brutalist architecture? Designed by architects Alison and Peter Smithson, and built in 1972 in East London, the council housing estate often garnered divisive responses. Fifty years on, filmmakers Thomas Beyer and Adrian Dorschner explore the story and capture the now-demolished building in all its glory before the wrecking ball hits. They revisit the Robin Hood Gardens' critics, champions and the inhabitants themselves to determine the true legacy of this concrete utopia that was honoured at the 2018 Venice Biennale.