Buildings for Society

Name: Buildings for Society
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-08
Cast: Edda Fischer

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Documentary

Creator:Cordula Echterhoff

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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Details

Original TitleDas gebaute Versprechen

StatusReturning Series

First AiredFebruary 8, 2026

Last AiredFebruary 22, 2026

Episode Runtime26dk

Seasons1

Episodes3

TypeMiniseries

Origin CountryGermany

Original LanguageGerman

Spoken LanguagesDeutsch

Keywords

germany austria switzerland community frankfurt am main, germany architecture design european innovation urbanism sustainability modernism inclusion infrastructure

Production Companies

SCHNITTSTELLE Film und Video GmbH

Networks

Last Episode

S1 E3 • 2/22/2026

Prison Architecture

How can we build environments which enclose without being punitive? A look at new prisons in Switzerland and Germany where architects have created light, welcoming spaces in order to aide the rehabilitation process.