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Although the topic of utopia in architecture may seem self-evident, discussion of it suffers from a lack of precision as to what actually constitutes a utopian dimension in architecture, or how architecture might actually transact with utopia. Arguably, the novelty of visionary projects is not enough to designate them as utopian. The recovery of utopia for architecture that this article considers includes identifying what makes works utopian. The attempt to recuperate the relevance of utopia for architecture includes interrogating conventional readings of orthodox modern architecture that equate utopia with failure and tyranny, and which derive from dissatisfaction with its shortcomings.
Author(s): Coleman N
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Journal of Architectural Education
Year: 2013
Volume: 67
Issue: 1
Pages: 24-26
Print publication date: 05/03/2013
ISSN (print): 1046-4883
ISSN (electronic): 1531-314X
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10464883.2013.767117
DOI: 10.1080/10464883.2013.767117
Notes: Special Issue: Architecture and Utopia, c. 2016
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