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Realistic Utopia : Utopian Architecture Exhibition At Arcosanti, Xiao Fang
Realistic Utopia : Utopian Architecture Exhibition At Arcosanti, Xiao Fang
Masters Theses
Many people believe that only when a design is built can it be called architecture. Architecture, however, was never solely about built form. And unlike other types of design, architecture depends on imagination and visualization: only the architect knows how the space works before it has actually been built. Thus, it is necessary to test the design on paper before it has been realized and many times architectural designs are heavily modified or abandoned for economic, political or environmental reasons.
Meanwhile, architects also design spaces knowing they will never be built, to exercise ideas or push toward new realities. From …
Reality Behind Beauty : Hayao Miyazaki's Perspective Of Human And Nature, Tianyang Wu
Reality Behind Beauty : Hayao Miyazaki's Perspective Of Human And Nature, Tianyang Wu
Masters Theses
When people look at beautiful artworks, they tend to ignore and forget the ugly truth that inspired the creation. Hayao Miyazaki is an artist who grew aware of an “ugly truth” and has been trying to propose beautiful possibilities. Economic pressures lead to environmental destruction, which breaks the relationship between humankind and nature. He argues that humankind is the product of nature, and must always depend on nature. This is a fact that no power, including modern science and technology, can change. This has long been the main subject of Miyazaki’s unique perspective in his animated films.
This thesis proposes …