Gamze ŞENSOY, Berna ÜSTÜN

Traces of The Past Utopias in Contemporary Architecture: Parasitic Architecture

Utopia, a phenomenon shaped in the frame of criticism, can be describedas a proposal representing hope for the future. Architecture, which is acritical practice, creates new grounds for debate in the discipline withutopia designs. When utopian approaches of the past and contemporaryarchitectural products are examined, it can be observed that utopias canbe transformed into the facts of today. In this sense, this article aims toquestion whether contemporary approaches are inspired by the utopianpropositions of the past. It was tried to be comprehended the utopianexamples of parasitic architecture and the manifestations of currentlyproduced samples. Examples were criticized with the aid of the analysissheet prepared in the light of the specified parameters and thecontributions of the utopias to the embodiment process of the design inthe real world were questioned. In the context of parasitic architecture,it can be seen that approaches of both are similar. The accuracy of thethesis on that, no matter how much time passes over the utopian spatialproductions, they continue to be valid and embody in the case ofsufficient technology is debated. It is right to say that architecturecontinues to criticize, produce solutions for the current situations inevery period, and doing so, it benefits from the pioneering attitude ofutopias. In this sense, the article reveals that utopias are shaping both the human life and the future of architecture, and thus the traces of thepast utopias can be encountered today.

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