Rebel Architecture

Episode 1

Guerrilla architect

Santiago Cirugeda is a subversive architect from Seville who has dedicated his career to reclaiming urban spaces for the public. In austerity-hit Spain where the state has retreated and around 500,000 new buildings lie empty, "people are doing things their own way," says Cirugeda. "In times of crisis, people come together to find collective solutions.". In this documentary, Santi works on a series of projects across Spain, from a school that the pupils are building themselves in Barcelona, to an abandoned fascist-era cement factory, where local groups are trying to create a new cultural space in Estremadura.