STREETS IN THE SKY & INVISIBLE STREETS by Joe Gilbert
As demolition appears imminent, 'Streets in the Sky' by Joe Gilbert covers the final chapter of the living Robin Hood Gardens estate in east London. Using the honest opinions of Timothy Brittain-Catlin and Amy Frearson, the film reflects on how the brutalist estate stood in modern day with beautifully calm monochromatic footage.
This month’s screening at The Wee Red Bar follows Robin Hood Garden’s journey from inception to destruction to reinstallation at the 2018 Venice Biennale. Joined by the filmmaker himself - Joe Gilbert as we screen two of his stunning and insightful documentaries.
THE SMITHSONS ON HOUSING
“Are tower blocks obsolete?”
Alison and Peter Smithson are British architects with an international reputation.
Currently working on a new development in Poplar, they demonstrate their belief in a practical alternative to tower blocks; a substitute, in their opinion, as new and relevant for London as the first Georgian square.
