Utopia

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Part of what defines a utopian vision, is that it can never be completely attained. Many projects in this collection exist in the format of a proposal, or the small-scale application of a plan for a brighter future. These works present ideas of grand scale while often expressing an essential practicality of means.

The categories that follow represent possible avenues of research:

Contents 1 Architecture 2 Technology 3 Government 4 Distopia 5 Environment 6 Public Domain/ Property? 7 Other?

Architecture

• Bruno Taut - Alpine Architecture
• architecture against death
• William Scott's (working with Ceative Growth) utopian plans for Hunter's Point

Technology

• Shift Space
• Pigeon Blog
• Lotec Free workshops and Information about the internet and open source software.
• placesite

Government

• Sealand
• 5 Factories–Worker Control in Venezuela, Oliver Ressler
• Summit of Micronations

Distopia

• Pneumatic Parliment
• Slave City

Environment

• Pigeon Blog
• Public Smog
• CROSSROADS COMMUNITY (the farm) Bonnie Ora Sherk was Founding Director, President 1974-80.

Public Domain/ Property?

• This is the Public Domain
• the Royal Kingdoms of Elgaland-Vargaland
• Lawrence Livermore Conversion Plans, Steve Lambert: envisioning a post-disarmament future through the use of public space
• Commonopoly, Big Hope (collective): a board game modeling a system where resources are held in common, avoiding their depletion.

Other?

• Long Bets