Introduction The term “utopia” is a Greek neologism coined by Thomas More in 1516 for his book Utopia that describes a fictional ideal society, which consequently is referring to the ideal community that possesses perfect qualities and egalitarian principles for citizens. The desire of pursuing such ideal realms has diversely manifested in the history of architectural development while entering the twentieth century when the modern movement has peaked, the popularity of utopian architectural planning grew swiftly on account of the rapid expansion of technology and needs for further urbanization. Like Manfredo Tafuri pointed out, planning was the essential link between architecture and utopia throughout the twentieth century. As
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It begins with the brief outline of the term “utopia”, which contains its traditional definition and value, along with its transformation of the manifestation during the twentieth century. Moving on to the second section where the controversial architect Rem Koolhaas is presented by revealing his career inspiration, architectural methodologies and mostly his ambivalent two-sided philosophy as he insists on accepting whatever the capitalism engenders and harmony the system through his designs yet he is essentially against the very existence of capitalism. Thus the third parts ushers in the consequence that Koolhaas’ paradoxical positions contribute to his distinguishing interpretation of utopian architecture as the proposal The City of the Captive Globe, a series of disconnected skyscraper blocks ordered on an archipelago-like grid, for which accompanies the traits of schism and pluralism that are seemingly compatible with the traditional utopian architectures. The final section is based on the previous evaluation of Koolhaas’ philosophy and the City of the Captive Globe, which intends to investigate its influence on discourse of utopia from the lens of its coeval utopian architecture and the further contemporary interpretation of …show more content…
Furthermore, the French philosopher George Bataille once argued, “great monuments are erected like dikes, opposing the logic and majesty of authority against all disturbing elements”, the central concept of which that architecture is source of the suppressive order of society is analogue with Koolhaas’ first deep theoretical investigation as analyzing the Berlin Wall as architecture, the subject of the Summer Study for
It begins with the brief outline of the term “utopia”, which contains its traditional definition and value, along with its transformation of the manifestation during the twentieth century. Moving on to the second section where the controversial architect Rem Koolhaas is presented by revealing his career inspiration, architectural methodologies and mostly his ambivalent two-sided philosophy as he insists on accepting whatever the capitalism engenders and harmony the system through his designs yet he is essentially against the very existence of capitalism. Thus the third parts ushers in the consequence that Koolhaas’ paradoxical positions contribute to his distinguishing interpretation of utopian architecture as the proposal The City of the Captive Globe, a series of disconnected skyscraper blocks ordered on an archipelago-like grid, for which accompanies the traits of schism and pluralism that are seemingly compatible with the traditional utopian architectures. The final section is based on the previous evaluation of Koolhaas’ philosophy and the City of the Captive Globe, which intends to investigate its influence on discourse of utopia from the lens of its coeval utopian architecture and the further contemporary interpretation of …show more content…
Furthermore, the French philosopher George Bataille once argued, “great monuments are erected like dikes, opposing the logic and majesty of authority against all disturbing elements”, the central concept of which that architecture is source of the suppressive order of society is analogue with Koolhaas’ first deep theoretical investigation as analyzing the Berlin Wall as architecture, the subject of the Summer Study for