Tag Archives: utopia

The long 1960s: Cartographies of hope

Posted on October 12, 2020 by designabilities

by Èrica Soler Casanovas   Cities are dynamic. They have rhythms, movement and a temporal dimension. It is useless to think of the city as a container and establish an order. Listen to the everyday life because the city is … Continue reading →

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Arriving somewhere between playful Utopias and nomadic Personality

Posted on May 1, 2020 by designabilities

by Deniz Karakuş “Everyone knows the bit in Collodi’s novel where Pinocchio, having traveled through the night on the back of the talking donkey, arrives happily at dawn in ‚Playland‘. In his description of this infantile utopian republic, Collodi has … Continue reading →

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Building Gravity: On Gravity in Architecture, Urban Development and Utopia

Posted on January 9, 2017 by designabilities

PROTOCOL Magazine’s recent issue (No. 8) showcases a variety of original works brought together under the theme of “the ground”. In their contribution “Building Gravity” Fernando Luiz Lara* (Austin University of Texas) and Tom Bieling** discuss the concept of “gravity” not exclusively related to the … Continue reading →

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