Book Description
This book brings together visions of utopia from around the world, from the lowly caravan to grand city plans,
and looks at the ideas and aims of the people who created them. For some, the possibilities offered by a technologically
advanced future have led to the design of vast megastructures such as Arata Isozaki's 'Clusters in the Air'. Others
have attempted to combine innovation with tradition in "planned communities" like the picture-perfect
Seaside, in Florida. Some are motivated by money or politics, others by faith or philanthropy, like the factory
owners who built houses and schools (but no pubs) for their workers in suburban Britain. All share a conviction
that a better world is not impossible. "Impossible Worlds" features historical essays, case studies and
new photography, as well as contributions by artists, philosophers and architects
Impossible Worlds,Stephen Coates,Birlhauser (Princeton Architectural Press),3764363177,Architecture,General,Planning,Politics/International Relations,Urban Architecture,Utopias,Visionary architecture,Architecture / General,Architektur
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