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Terribly Beautiful Eyesores

Delusions of Grandeur

27 min

Disponible à partir du 30/11/2025

Why do we keep building taller buildings? For psychologist Riklef Rambow, it is a sign of megalomania, echoing  the Tower of Babel in the bible. Whereas Architect Maren Harnack claims that excessive construction is the result of our urge to compete, which encourages human beings to constantly beat existing records.

Director

  • Katharina Röben

  • Dag Freyer

  • Ralf Pleger

Country

Germany

Year

2024

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