futuristic megastructures
May 12th, 2009 link to (permalink)
Futuristic megastructures are ironically a thing of the past. An architectural style dubbed supermodernism that flourished in the late 60s and early 70s. Despite the seemingly tongue in cheek nature of projects by Superstudio which threatened to engulf Manhattan in a giant concrete snake or Archigram who proposed plugin and walking cities, these projects have had an enormous impact on architecture. They are the inspiration for both fictional and real projects, from Blade Runners Off-world, to the Pompidou center and continue to influence master-planning projects today.
May 12th, 2009 at 8:45 pm
i’m somewhat disappointed you would leave out new babylon. its not as instantly recognizable, but it was the guilding influence behind most of these projects:
http://www.vitruvius.com.br/arquitextos/arq049/arq049_02_06.jpg
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Babylon_(Constant_Nieuwenhuys)