Buildings for Society
Season 1
26 min
S1 · E1 · Feb 8, 2026
School Architecture Episode 1
26 min
S1 · E2 · Feb 15, 2026
Homeless Shelters Episode 2
26 min
S1 · E3 · Feb 22, 2026
Prison Architecture Episode 3
3 episodes in Season 1
How can we build architectural environments that help children learn, provide dignity and protection to the most vulnerable, and help offenders rehabilitate? This series looks at new schools, prisons, and homeless shelters whose architects have used innovative techniques to create buildings that help society.
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Cast
1 person
Cordula Echterhoff Creator · Kathrin Bronnert Executive producer Caroline Mutz Executive producer
Total runtime 1h 18m · Episode length 26 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
February 8, 2026
Latest episode
February 22, 2026
Status
Returning series
Network
ARTE
Country
Germany
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
26 min
Total runtime
1h 18m
Original language
German
Production
SCHNITTSTELLE Film und Video GmbH
Production
ARTE
Production
NDR
Production
Germany
Produced in
Wie funktionale Architektur Gesellschaft gestaltet
Working title
Languages
Original title
Das gebaute Versprechen
Spoken on screen
German
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