The Double Role of Architecture: The Critical and Therapeutic Potency of Unbuilt Utopias

IF 0.4 4区 社会学 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY Utopian Studies Pub Date : 2022-07-01 DOI:10.5325/utopianstudies.33.2.0317
G. Ledent
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abstract:Born in periods of crises, utopias adopt a threefold structure: a critique of society, a spatial arrangement, and a new society sustained by this spatial arrangement. Accordingly, space and architecture are recognized as spatial levers to address crises and change societies. However, three problematic characteristics emerge from an analysis of past and contemporary utopias. First, utopias do not always advocate for new societal orders, as some tend to consolidate the existing ones. Second, they have evolved to be increasingly tangible. Third, while appearing as collective narratives, they are written by a single hand, allowing little variations. To address these issues and revitalize their critical potency, utopias could act as beacons rather than concrete projects, work on processes rather than goals, and build collective narratives rather than monologues. Eventually, the article illustrates architecture’s twofold rationale: a means to physically build space and a critical tool to reflect on society.
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建筑的双重角色:未建成乌托邦的批判和治疗效力
乌托邦诞生于危机时期,它采用了三重结构:对社会的批判、空间安排和由这种空间安排维持的新社会。因此,空间和建筑被认为是解决危机和改变社会的空间杠杆。然而,从对过去和当代乌托邦的分析中,出现了三个有问题的特征。首先,乌托邦并不总是提倡新的社会秩序,因为有些乌托邦倾向于巩固现有的社会秩序。其次,它们已经变得越来越有形。第三,虽然它们以集体叙事的形式出现,但它们是由一只手写的,允许很少的变化。为了解决这些问题并重振它们的批判力量,乌托邦可以作为灯塔而不是具体项目,致力于过程而不是目标,建立集体叙事而不是独白。最后,文章阐述了建筑的双重原理:一种物理构建空间的手段,一种反映社会的重要工具。
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