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The Double Role of Architecture. Thomas More and The Therapeutic Potency of Unbuilt Utopias

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Ledent, Gérald [UCL]

This intervention is based on the role of architects in the society today. Architecture will be defined not in its usual tasks, that is to manufacture its physical context, but to influence the way society functions. This second role is precisely what utopias do. The presentation is organised in two stages. The first one introduces the concept of utopia through the work of Thomas More who not only coined the notion but also defined its core elements. The second part reflects on the limitations of utopias and how we can address them today to retain their visionary potential.

Document type Communication à un colloque (Conference Paper) – Conférence invitée / Keynote
Access type Accès interdit
Publication date 2023
Language Anglais
Conference "Faculty of Design and Art - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano", Bolzano (07/11/2023)
Affiliation UCL - SST/LAB - Louvain research institute for Landscape, Architecture, Built environment
Keywords Architecture ; Utopia ; Thomas More ; Visionary Architecture ; Spatial Determinism
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Bibliographic reference Ledent, Gérald. The Double Role of Architecture. Thomas More and The Therapeutic Potency of Unbuilt Utopias.Faculty of Design and Art - Free University of Bozen-Bolzano (Bolzano, 07/11/2023).
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/282223