Barbicania

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Barbicania

2014

1h 30m

7.0(1 votes)

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A video diary of a month-long immersion in the life of the Barbican, from the top floors of the towers to the underground levels of the arts centre. An intimate and lively map of this brutalist masterpiece.

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