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IDEAL CITY & UTOPIAN ARCHITECTURE

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CITY OF THE BOOK / Every 30m, smaller transverse tunnels (3x3 meters) join the longitudinal tunnels and the external streets between the buildings. The longitudinal tunnels are completely dark, but each citizen is equipped with infra-red visual devices which enable him to see perfectly in the dark.
CITY OF THE BOOK / The book that all citizens wear hanging on a chain round their necks is the spirit of the city. Lefthand pages lists the moral norms righthand pages, codes of behavior on which the citizen bases his life.
THE CITY OF SPLENDID HOUSES / The city has no connection with the countryside because it contains in itself everything that please its inhabitants. It is certainly the most beautiful city in the world, because all its inhabitants, at every moment of their existence, move towards the single goal of possessing the most beautiful house.

Twelve Ideal Cities / Superstudio Architects

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City in the Arctic Arctic, 1970-1971 Architect: Frei Otto; Atelier Warmbronn
City in the Arctic Arctic, 1970-1971 Architect: Frei Otto; Atelier Warmbronn
City in the Arctic Arctic, 1970-1971 Architect: Frei Otto; Atelier Warmbronn

Frei Otto - Arctic City

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Oikema - Maison du Plaisir Utopian project. 1780 Architect: Claude Nicolas Ledoux. More at http://www.hiddenarchitecture.net/2015/11/oikema.html
Oikema - Maison du Plaisir / Jean Nicolas Ledoux. Utopian project
Oikema - Maison du Plaisir / Jean Nicolas Ledoux. Utopian project

Oikema - Maison du Plaisir / Jean Nicolas Ledoux's Utopian project

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The Glass Pavilion, designed by Bruno Taut and built in 1914 , was a prismatic glass dome structure at the Cologne Deutscher Werkbund Exhibition.
Alpine Architecture ( Alpine Architektur) Utopian drawings. 1917-1920 Architect: Bruno Taut

Bruno Taut's Utopian drawings

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Living Pod is an inventive project by David Greene in 1966 for Archigram.
Living Pod is an inventive project by David Greene in 1966 for Archigram.
Living Pod is an inventive project by David Greene in 1966 for Archigram.

Archigram

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Xavier Corbero's Home outside of Barcelona
The labyrinth home of spanish sculptor Xavier Corbero.
The labyrinth home of spanish sculptor Xavier Corbero.

Xavier Corbero: Sculptor, Architect and Dreamer

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La Muralla Roja / Ricardo Bofill
La Muralla Roja / Ricardo Bofill
La Muralla Roja / Ricardo Bofill

RBTA – Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura

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The Garden of Apollo, St Julians, Malta by Richard England
A Garden for Myriam, St. Julians, Malta - Richard England
A Garden for Myriam, St. Julians, Malta - Richard England

The Architecture of Poetry by Richard England

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Tomaso Buzzi, acquired the property in 1956 with the grand plan of juxtaposing the “sacred city” of the monastery with his own “ideal city” that would be a hauntingly dreamlike allegory for the mysteries and perplexing paths of the ideal life. (Umbria, Italy)
Tomaso Buzzi, acquired the property in 1956 with the grand plan of juxtaposing the “sacred city” of the monastery with his own “ideal city” that would be a hauntingly dreamlike allegory for the mysteries and perplexing paths of the ideal life. (Umbria, Italy)
Tomaso Buzzi, acquired the property in 1956 with the grand plan of juxtaposing the “sacred city” of the monastery with his own “ideal city” that would be a hauntingly dreamlike allegory for the mysteries and perplexing paths of the ideal life. (Umbria, Italy)

The ideal city of Tomaso Buzzi, La Scarzoula

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Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino, illustration
Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino, illustration
Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino, illustration

Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino

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Garden of Cosmic Speculation 30 acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics
Garden of Cosmic Speculation 30 acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics
Garden of Cosmic Speculation 30 acre garden inspired by the principles of modern physics

The Garden of Cosmic Speculation - Charles Jencks & Maggie Keswick

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Le Palais Idéal - This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture. (France)
Le Palais Idéal - This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture. (France)
Le Palais Idéal - This whimsical castle of grottoes was the labor of love of a French postman, and one of the greatest achievements of outsider architecture. (France)

Le Palais Idéal - Ferdinand Cheval

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Garden of Monster, Bomarzo
Italy's garden of Monsters
Italy's Park of Monsters in Bomarzo

Garden of Monters in Bomarzo (Italy)

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Ruins of greenhouses in the Désert de Retz
Temple of repose in the Désert de Retz park in Chambourcy, France
Détail du théâtre du désert de retz

Désert de Retz

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Las Pozas ("the Pools") is a sculpture garden built by Edward James more than 2,000 feet above sea level, in a tropical rain forest in the mountains of Mexico. It includes more than 80 acres of natural waterfalls and pools interlaced with towering Surrealist sculptures in concrete.
Las Pozas (The Pools) Mexico. A sculpture garden in a tropical rain forest in Mexico. Built at over 2000 feet elevation in the mountains, the site includes more than 80 acres of natural pools and waterfalls interspersed with Edward James' concrete sculptures.
Las Pozas ("the Pools"), Xilitla, Mexico

Las Pozas, Edward James' Surrealist Garden

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