UTOPIA IN RADICAL ARCHITECTURE

Abstract

The social and cultural changes in the Western World in the 1960s together with a large-scale deterioration of social conditions from the post-war period had led to economic, social, and political inequality problems as well as difficult living conditions. Consequently, people called for equal rights according to the concept of Post-Modernism. The Avant-Garde, who was regarded as a thought leader, presented a ‘Utopia’ concept in architectural theory called Radical Architecture to create an imagery of Utopian urban society where there were full of stunning physical architectural elements with hidden meaning of the philosophy of social norms in various dimensions. The fundamental rights of human and citizenship were also deliberately mentioned in the architectural work.

This article discusses the concept of an important architectural work in Western society during 1960s - 1980s concerning an ideal urbanism philosophy with linkage to the concept of philosophers in the past, along with the criticism of outstanding characteristics. The information is compiled and presented in a form of descriptive writing.