https://urbanutopias.net/portfolio/2024-07-12T04:32:02+00:00weekly0.6https://urbanutopias.net/author/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20230211_163754.jpg20230211_163754https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220917_192424-e1677463718357.jpg20220917_192424https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/20220917_192429-e1677463357676.jpg20220917_192429https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-best-photo-i-have-of-myself-copy.jpgThomas and Wilson-croppedhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/the-best-photo-i-have-of-myself.jpgThomas O'Donnell and Wilson2023-07-25T01:15:25+00:00weekly0.6https://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/30/heartland-conclusion/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_141950.jpg20200628_141950The Maharishi Peace Palace in Fairfield, Iowa. Credit: Author’s photo2021-04-28T15:36:10+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/30/maharishi/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_150532.jpg20200628_150532The entrance to the MIU Institute for Natural Medicine and Prevention & Maharishi College of Perfect Health, as well as the David Lynch Film School, in Mandala 2 of MVC. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_140331.jpg20200628_140331The Vedic Observatory at MIU. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_143007.jpg20200628_143007The entrance to one of the Golden Domes at MIU. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_143219.jpg20200628_143219The Maharishi Tower of Invincibility at MIU. The tower, near the Golden Domes, was erected in 2007. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200627_133107.jpg20200627_133107Another view of Jon Lipman's Vastu home. Note both the fence and the kalash roof ornament. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200627_155426.jpg20200627_155426Jon Lipman's solar array. Note the Vastu fence. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200627_155000.jpg20200627_155000A wood burning stove in Jon Lipman's Vastu home. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200627_154906.jpg20200627_154906The simple brahmasthan in Jon Lipman's Vastu home. Credit: Author's photo.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/original-master-plan-copy.pngOriginal Master Plan copyThe original master plan for what would become Maharishi Vedic city. Credit: Supplied by Jon Lipman.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200627_155555.jpg20200627_155555Jon Lipman outside his MVA home on the outskirts of Fairfield. Although the home follows the strictures of MVA, it’s design is also heavily influenced by the Prairie School of architecture and the work of Frank Lloyd Wright. Credit: Author’s photo2022-04-04T16:54:00+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/29/is-this-heaven/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/jasper-church.jpgJasper ChurchThe Church of the New Jerusalem at the sit of Jasper Colony. Credit: From the church’s National Register of Historic Places application by James E. Jacobsen.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200629_100355.jpg20200629_100355The local Mennonite community operates the Dutchman’s Store in Cantril, Iowa. Credit: Author’s photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200629_103806.jpg20200629_103806An Amish buggy in Van Buren County. Credit: Author’s photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/essene-house.jpgEssene HouseA hand-built Essene house. Credit: From https://www.brotherhoodofchristchurch.org/how-we-live2021-04-27T19:47:16+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/28/amana-colonies/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_132729.jpg20210123_132729A group of Amana women and girls at work. Credit: Author's photo from a display at the Amana Heritage Society Museum.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_164248.jpg20210123_164248A sign in the High Amana General Store, hanging from the original metal ceiling. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_162932.jpg20210123_162932The High Amana communal kitchen and cooper shop. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_155022.jpg20210123_155022The Festhalle Barn in Main Amana. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_121942.jpg20210123_121942Main Street in Main Amana. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_163926.jpg20210123_163926The interior of the High Amana General Store. Credit: Author’s photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_152201.jpg20210123_152201The Main Amana General Store, one of the key modern heritage tourism businesses of the Amana Society. Credit: Author’s photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210425_150751.jpg20210425_150751Amana organizational chart. Credit: Scan from Seven American Utopias by Dolores Haydenhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_161050.jpg20210123_161050The East Amana cemetery, surrounded by evergreens. Credit: Author’s photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210123_162456.jpg20210123_162456The Middle Amana Church, a clear example of the Amanas’ simple architecture. Credit: Author’s Photo2021-04-25T23:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/27/lost-utopias/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/charles_fourier.jpgCharles_FourierCharles Fourier (1772-1837) was an early socialist, whose works inspired a number of utopian communities, including a few in Iowa. Credit: By H.F. Helmolt - H.F. Helmolt (ed.): History of the World. New York, 1901. University of Texas Portrait Gallery, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2141https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200628_102038.jpg20200628_102038This plaque, from the Forgotten Villages of Van Buren County series, describes the hamlet of Salubria. All that remains is the plaque and a small cemetery. Credit: Author’s photo.2021-04-25T22:31:12+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/26/icaria/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_143031.jpg20200919_143031An original Icarian grandfatherclock in the communal dining hall at the French Icarian Village. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_141007.jpg20200919_141007The three recovered grave markers at the Icarian Cemetery. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_140959.jpg20200919_140959A plaque at the Icarian Cemetery, listing the names of individuals known to be buried there. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_135956.jpg20200919_135956A marker for the French Icarian Village. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_133652-1.jpg20200919_133652An Icarian wooden silo, possibly the first in Adams County. Credit: Author's photo, from a display in the Corning Chamber of Commercehttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_143356.jpg20200919_143356An Icarian brick. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_143406.jpg20200919_143406A drawing of Icaria in 1870. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_155123.jpg20200919_155123The interior of the Icarian schoolhouse. Credit: Author's photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_154204-cropped.jpg20200919_154204 croppedA model of Iowa's Icarian Colony at the French Icarian Village. Credit: Author's Photohttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210425_150637-1.jpg20210425_150637The last known picture of the New Icarian Colony, taken September 5th, 1887. 27 members are pictured. Credit: Scan from Quest for Utopia: The Icarians of Adams County by Paul S. Gauthier2021-04-25T22:16:35+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/04/26/heartland-introduction/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20200919_140325.jpg20200919_140325The view of Iowa prairie and fields from the French Icarian Village near Corning, Iowa. Credit: Author's photo2021-04-25T21:27:46+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2021/01/11/99pi/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/1602837697241.jpg99pi-airplaneView from an airplane illustration for The 99 Percent Invisible City book by artist Patrick Vale.2021-01-11T18:07:26+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2020/11/20/podcast-insurgent-planning/2020-11-21T03:58:57+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2020/06/06/panopticon/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-05-at-8.32.54-pm.jpegPanopticon Plan 4"Section of an Inspection House" from Treasures from the UCL by Gillian Furlonghttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-05-at-8.32.54-pm.pngPanopticon Plan 3"Section of an Inspection House" from Treasures from the UCL by Gillian Furlonghttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jeremy_bentham_auto-icon_2020.jpgJeremy_Bentham_Auto-Icon_2020Jeremy Bentham's "Auto-Icon" at The Student Centre in University College London. Credit: By Philip Stevens - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=87504162https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/screen-shot-2020-06-05-at-8.18.07-pm.pngScreen Shot 2020-06-05 at 8.18.07 PMPlan of Houses of Inspection by Jeremy Bentham ca. 1791. Credit: From Treasures of UCL by Gillian Furlonghttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/camera.jpgCameraA bright flashing light on a bulky police camera in New Orleans serves to remind residents that the police could be watching at any time. Credit: NOLA.comhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/foucault.jpgFoucaultMichel Foucault. Credit: By Exeter Centre for Advanced International Studies Research Priorities, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23182200https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/presidio-modelo.jpgPresidio ModeloThe Presidio Modelo in Cuba. Note the panopticon guard tower. Credit: By I, Friman, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2410607https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/panopticon.jpgPanopticonThe original panopticon design by Jeremy Bentham. Credit: The works of Jeremy Bentham vol. IV, 172-3, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31304972020-06-06T01:58:10+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/11/01/letchworth/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/garden_city_cottages_hillshott_-_geograph-org-uk_-_988207.jpgGarden_City_cottages,_Hillshott_-_geograph.org.uk_-_988207https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/screen-shot-2018-10-18-at-4-08-15-pm.pngOriginal Letchworth PlanLetchworth Garden City’s original plan, by Barry Parker and Robert Unwin. Source: English Garden Cities: An Introduction, Mervyn Millerhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/garden_city_concept_by_howard.jpgThe Social CityA view of Ebenezer Howard's ultimate goal, a "social city" made up of interconnected garden cities. Source: Garden Cities of To-Morrow, Ebenezer Howardhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/diagram_no-3_howard_ebenezer_to-morrow.jpgGarden City WardA single ward of the Garden City, showing the series of avenues and gardens that make up the rings of the city. Source: Garden Cities of To-Morrow, Ebenezer Howardhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/diagram_no-2_howard_ebenezer_to-morrow.jpgGarden City OverviewThe overview of Howard's protoypical Garden City, showing the entire city as well as the surrounding agricultural belt. Source: Garden Cities of To-Morrow, Ebenezer Howardhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/diagram_no-1_howard_ebenezer_to-morrow.jpgThe Three Magnetshttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/geograph-4236934-by-julian-osley.jpggeograph-4236934-by-Julian-Osley2025-06-07T16:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2020/01/15/flw-other-designs/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/baghdad.jpgBaghdadAn original sketch of Frank Lloyd Wright's Plan for Greater Baghdad. Credit: Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/crystal-city-1-1.jpgCrystal City (1)One of the original sketches of Crystal City. Credit: Frank Lloyd Wright: From Within Outward.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/crystal-city-1.jpgCrystal City 1Frank Lloyd Wright's design for the Crescent Opera House, the central feature of the Plan for Greater Baghdad. Credit: James Vaughan on Flickr2020-01-08T18:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2020/01/01/broadacre-city/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/model-close-up.jpgBroadacre Model Close upClose up of the Broadacre City Model. Credit: Andrew Huey on Flickrhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/marin-county.jpgMarin CountyThe Marin County Civic Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to function as a Broadacre City Communal Center. Credit: joevare on Flickrhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/sketches-e1577813491118.jpgBroadacre SketchesA 1958 sketch of a piece of Broadacre city, featuring Wright’s predicted “aerator” air travel devices. Credit: kjell on Flickrhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/rockefeller-center.jpgRockefeller CenterThe Rockefeller Center in 1933. Wright saw this skyscraper as “the entrails of final enormity.” Ironically, it was here that he first exhibited the Broadacre City model. Credit: Shorpy.comhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/full-model-e1577813365726.jpgBroadacre ModelThe model of Broadacre City, as seen at the Museum of Modern Art in 2014. Credit: Shinya Suzuki on Flickr2020-01-02T23:02:30+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/09/15/beyond-arcosanti/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/arcvillage.jpgArcvillageThree sketches of different levels of Arcvillage I. Author's scan from Arcology: The City in the Image of Manhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/noah-2.jpgNOAH 2A rendering of the New Orleans Arcology Habitat. Credit: Ahearn Schopfer on Flickrhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/crystalislandfoster.jpgCrystalIslandFosterA model of Crystal Island, the proposed arcology near Moscow designed by Foster and Partners. Credit: By http://agency.archi.ru/images_linked.html?rt=news&id=4799&img_id=17734, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=15074878https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/llc.jpgLLCA visualization of the Lean Linear City, with its skinny glass buildings, greenhouses, and agricultural or undeveloped outskirts. Credit: Cosanti Foundationhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/noah.jpgNOAHA visualization of the proposed New Orleans Arcology Habitat, designed by architect E. Kevin Schopfer. Credit: Ahearn Schopfer on Flickr.2022-12-25T21:42:53+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/09/01/arcosanti/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/arcosanti-apse.jpgArcosanti ApseThe iconic ceramics apse at Arcosanti, where wind-bells are made. Credit: By CodyR from Phoenix, Arizona, USA - arcosanti apse on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3428917https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/asteromo-2.jpegAsteromo 2The design for Asteromo, an arcology in space. Author's scan from Arcology: The City in the Image of Manhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hexahedron-2.jpgHexahedron 2The design for Hexahedron, an arcology for any environment. Author's scan from Arcology: The City in the Image of Manhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/novanoah-ii-1.jpgNovanoah II 1The design for Novanoah II, a floating arcology on the continental shelf or open sea. Author's scan from Arcology: The City in the Image of Manhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/stonebow-1.jpgStonebow 1The design for Stonebow, an arcology built into a cliff face. Author's scan from Arcology: The City in the Image of Manhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/arcosanti_cliff_view.pngArcosanti_Cliff_Viewhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/use-arcosanti-2.jpegUSE Arcosanti 2The original design for Arcosanti as included in Arcology: The City in the Image of Man. Author’s scan.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/mesacitymarket.jpgMesa City MarketDetail of the market of Mesa City, as designed by Paolo Soleri, 1961. Credit: Cosanti Foundation/Soleri Archives/David DeGomezhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/bells.jpgSoleri BellsSoleri bells in Arcosanti. Sales of the bells support a large portion of the community’s operation. Credit: theregeneration on Flickrhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/soleri.jpgPaolo SoleriPaolo Soleri in 1978, after a fire in a car lot at Arcosanti. Credit: Mitchel Weinstock on Flickr2019-09-13T16:52:51+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/08/01/death-and-life/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/dl-ad.pngD&L AdAn ad for The Death and Life of Great American Cities. Credit: pdxcityscape on Flickr.2019-08-01T14:01:55+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/07/25/detroit-agriculture/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/earthworks-farm.jpgEarthworks FarmThe Earthworks Farm in Detroit. Credit: Detroitunspun on Flickr.2023-09-30T19:26:54+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/07/05/detroit/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/dequindre-cut.jpgDequindre CutThe Dequindre Cut Greenway. Note the intentionally unremoved graffiti on the underpass.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/livernois-revitalization.jpgLivernois-RevitalizationThe plan for the Avenue of Fashion revitalization in the Livernois-McNichols neighborhood.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/packard-plant.jpgPackard PlantThe abandoned Packard Automotive Plant in 2009. The factory shut down in 1958, and the last tenant moved out in 2010. Since then, sections of the complex have begun to collapse and be demolished.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/woodward-plan.jpgWoodward PlanThe Woodward Plan for Detroit, the Grand Circus at the top.2019-07-05T21:07:56+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/06/15/le-corbusiers-ideas-on-display/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/citc3a9_frugc3a8s_pessac_06.jpgQuartiers Modernes FrugèsA portion of the Quartiers Modernes Frugès development in Pessac, France. Credit: By JosepBC - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=53350871https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/brasilia_-_plan.jpgBrasilia PlanThe original plan for Brasilia, by Lúcio Costa and Oscar Niemeyer. Credit: By אורי ר., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3355646https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1024px-0741_nov_b_05_esplanada_dos_ministerios_brasilia_df_03_09_1959.jpgBrasilia Ministerial BuildingsMinisterial Buildings under construction in Brasilia, Brazil. Credit: By Unknown - Arquivo Público do Distrito Federal, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10078568https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/the_open_hand_monument_capitol_complex_chandigarh.jpgOpen HandThe Open Hand Monument in Chandigarh. Credit: By Lillottama - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=51124833https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/1280px-palace_of_assembly_chandigarh_2006.jpgChandigarh Assembly BuildingThe Assembly Building in Chandigarh, designed by Le Corbusier. Credit: By duncid - KIF_4646_Pano, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=3635869https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/unitc3a9_dhabitation_1_-_panoramio.jpgUnité d'Habitation MarseilleThe first Unité d'Habitation in Marseille, France. Credit: By michiel1972, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=537623212019-06-22T21:43:09+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/06/01/le-corbusier/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/900x720_2049_1706.jpg900x720_2049_1706https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/contemporary-city-from-angle.jpegContemporary City from angleA sketch of the Contemporary City.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/rad-2.jpegRad 2A portion of the Radiant City. Note the geometric residential buildings. Credit: Le Corbusier 1964.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/consumerism.pngConsumerismTwo figures from The Radiant City that display Le Corbusier’s worldview. On the left, he opposes commercial household decorations, saying “Waste! I am not outraged because these things are bought. But I am deeply distressed to see Authority remaining indifferent in the face of such sacrilege: the time lost in manufacturing these tomfooleries! A healthy, aware, strong nation ought to say: enough!” On the right, he praises similarly commercial outdoor equipment, including hammocks and lawn chairs: “Proof that a healthy turn of mind could lead us towards a general renewal of our material and spiritual economic systems. Try to work out the consequences: such an attitude could be far-reaching and pull us out of the hole we are in.” Credit: Le Corbusier, 1964.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/plan-voisin-comp.pngPlan Voisin CompA model of Plan Voisin (Amber Case on Flickr), compared to the area as it appears today (Google Maps).https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/ville-contemporaine.jpgVille ContemporaineA sketch of the Contemporary City concept. Credit: Fondation Le Corbusier.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/villasavoye.jpgVillaSavoyeVilla Savoy, one of Le Corbusier’s most famous buildings and an exemplar of the Five Points of a New Architecture. Credit: By Valueyou (talk) - I created this work entirely by myself, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19648390.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/plan-voisin-1925.jpgPlan Voisin 1925Le Corbusier’s Plan Voisin, 1925. Credit: army.arch on Flickr.]2023-07-16T02:42:39+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/05/01/hiatus-comparing-3-smart-cities/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/kaec.pngKAECFigure 2: The King Abdullah Port in KAEC (HUTA Group photographer, 2015).https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/master-panel.pngMaster PanelFigure 1: A master panel in New Songdo City (Ilhan, 2015).2019-05-27T18:56:16+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/04/01/hiatus-comparisons/2019-04-16T16:01:30+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/21/vienna-day-4/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190319_145753.jpgWU Vienna Library ExThe exterior of the Zaha Hadid-designed library at WU Vienna.2019-03-26T22:33:22+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/25/vienna-day-5/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_093605.jpgHundertwasser Plant 2The district heating plant designed by Hundertwasser.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_142313.jpgKahlenberg View 2Another view from atop the Kahlenberg.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_140755.jpgKahlenberg view 1The view from atop the Kahlenberg.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_140511.jpgKahlenberg churchThe church atop the Kahlenberg.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_120011.jpgGrinzing ChurchThe church in Grinzing, a small traditional Viennese neighborhood.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_103246.jpgAirport Model VROne of our presenters demonstrates the VR model of Vienna Airport power usage.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_103231.jpgAirport ModelA simulation of the Vienna Airport showing power usage.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190322_093718.jpgHundertwasser Plant 1The district heating plant designed by Hundertwasser.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190321_163646.jpg20190321_163646https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190321_161951.jpgSky of StonesA portion of Sky of Stones by Peter Baldinger in St. Stephen's Cathedral.2019-03-25T21:29:19+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/19/vienna-day-3/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_101757.jpg20190318_101757https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_110802-e1553028278292.jpgThomas Finger GunsI try out a few hand gestures to select data in augmented reality. You can see my view in the bottom left.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_105849.jpgLaser ARI manipulate some laser scan models in augmented reality.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_105558.jpg20190318_105558https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_102511.jpg20190318_102511https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_101710.jpgJason HTCIowa State student Jason Becker equips an HTC Vive VR headset at the TU Wien HCI Lab.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190318_095155.jpg20190318_0951552019-03-22T16:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/17/vienna-day-2/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_115217.jpg20190317_115217https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_203811.jpgIndoor Plaza/fountainIt's hard to see in this picture, but this fountain is entirely indoors, part of an alleyway/shopping area between streets. The windows above are most likely apartments, showing the prevalence of mixed uses.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_205339.jpgCafe Central FoodSome pastries in Cafe Central. I'll be honest, this picture is to make people jealous.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_203444.jpgLone ScooterA lonely Bird rental scooter in the middle of sidewalk. Even Vienna isn't free of the scourge.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_203303.jpgParking ArtThese art pieces appear on the outer edge of the entrance to an underground parking ramp.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_182520.jpgMixed BuildingAn old building with a modern fifth floor. According to our guide, the bottom three floors are likely rented on various levels of subsidy, while the top floor is likely owned by its residents. This helps lower costs for everyone involved.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_153300.jpgObelisk FountainThe Obelisk Fountain in Schönbrunn, found underneath the previously pictured obelisk.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_153235.jpgObeliskAn egyptian-style obelisk in Schönbrunn. Hieroglyphics are visible along the structure.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_152209.jpgRoman Ruins 3Part of the Roman Ruins at Schönbrunn. Spoiler alert: they were built in 1778 by the Habsburgs.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_152206.jpgRoman Ruins 2Part of the Roman Ruins at Schönbrunn.2019-03-22T16:20:45+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/17/vienna-day/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190317_184444.jpgU-Bahn station entranceThe closest thing to terminals at the entrance to the U-Bahn (subway). Nothing checks tickets here.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_213055.jpgBurgtheater LightA light fixture inside the Burgtheater. The detail work on these is, frankly, incredible.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_214416.jpgRecycling binsJust a few of the various outdoor recycling bin types, including multiple types of glass.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_212950.jpgBurgtheater InteriorThe interior of the Burgtheater in central Vienna.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_212247.jpgRingstrasse CitybikesA Citybike station along the Ringstrasse. The bikes are free for the first hour, but must be returned to a station.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_212236.jpgBurgtheaterThe exterior of the Burgtheater in central Vienna.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_210449.jpg20190316_210449https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_210446.jpgRingstrasse walking/bike pathThe bike and walking path down the center of the Ringstrasse. Similar size paths are on either side of the street.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_210402.jpgRingstrasse TramThe Ringstrasse around the inner city. Here you can see a tram, cars, and a bus running along the same route.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/20190316_204325.jpgEntrance to the MuseumsQuartierEntrance to the MuseumsQuartier, an entire area dedicated to museums and historic buildings. Some of them are both.2019-03-22T16:18:57+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/02/15/henry-ford-greenfield-village/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/resized95201805089513514895365.jpgLogan County CourthouseThe interior of the Logan County Courthouse, where Abraham Lincoln practiced law.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_160330.jpg20180508_160330https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_160256.jpg20180508_160256https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_140013.jpgDr. Howard SignA sign from Dr. Alonson B. Howard's office in Greenfield Village.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_134528-e1548892572505.jpgGeorge Washington Carver CabinBased on George Washington Carver's memories of the slave cabin where he was born, this cabin was constructed at Greenfield Village in 1942.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_143625-e1548880657191.jpgEdison Homestead PlaqueThe plaque outside the Edison Homestead at Greenfield Village.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_143628-e1548880535269.jpgEdison HomesteadThomas Edison's grandparents' house in Greenfield Village.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_153850.jpgEdison StatueThe statue of Thomas Edison in Greenfield Village.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_141548-e1548879982594.jpgMenlo Park Second FloorThe second floor of Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/20180508_141157.jpgEdison PhonogramAn Edison Phonogram in the Menlo Park Laboratory.2019-03-12T20:15:26+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/15/vienna-trip/2019-03-12T20:12:38+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/10/01/masdar-city/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/prt-lobby.pngPRT LobbyFigure 3: Masdar City's PRT lobby (Masdar Official, 2010).https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/map.pngMaphttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/windtower.pngWindtowerFigure 4: The windtower at the center of Masdar City (Masdar Official, 2010).https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/masdar-rendering.pngMasdar RenderingEarly rendering of Masdar City plans. Credit: Nrman Foster/Flickr2019-03-03T17:17:41+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/03/01/new-songdo/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/songdos_central_park_and_the_neatt_incheon_south_korea.jpgSongdo's_central_park_and_the_NEATT,_Incheon,_South_Koreahttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/102-incheon-tower.jpg102 Incheon TowerAn artists rendering of the 102 Incheon Tower, the unbuilt twin towers in Songdo. Credit: Wikimediahttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/trash.jpgSongdo TrashSongdo’s pneumatic trash cans. From these cans, trash is recycled or burned for energy. Credit: Teller Reporthttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/boulevards.jpgSongdo BoulevardsSongdo’s wide Boulevards and the “Bio-Information Technology Zone” subway station. Credit: Wikimedia Commons2019-02-15T19:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/subscribe/2019-02-02T21:37:35+00:00weekly0.6https://urbanutopias.net/2019/02/01/henry-ford-muscle-shoals/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ford-and-fdr.jpgford and fdrHenry Ford (center) with Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1942. FDR’s Tennessee Valley Authority would came closer to fulfilling Ford’s vision than Ford ever did. Credit: The Henry Fordhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/senator_george_w._norris.jpgsenator_george_w._norrisSenator George Norris, Ford’s chief opposition. Credit: Wikimedia Commonshttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/muscle-shoals-scientific-american.pngmuscle shoals scientific americanThe hypothetical city, as interpreted by Scientific American. The original caption read: “A birds eye view of the Tennessee Valley in the Muscle Shoals neighborhood, showing the Wilson Dam, the existing cities of Florence and Sheffield􏰀, etc.; and suggesting how these features would become part of the general scheme involving the whole valley.” Credit: Scientific American 1922https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ford-at-muscle-shoals-1921.jpgford at muscle shoals 1921Henry Ford at the incomplete Wilson Dam, 1921. Credit: The Henry Fordhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/dam-construction.pngWilson Dam ConstructionWilson Dam under construction in 1922. The original caption read: “A portion of the Wilson dam as it stands today, needing 18 months’ work to complete it.” Credit: Scientific American, 19222022-08-22T15:51:04+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/12/01/vienna/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/citzen-solar.jpgCitizen SolarA rooftop Citizens’ Solar plant, created with citizen investment. Wien Energie has built 24 such projects in four years, saving 7,800 tons of CO2 annually. Credit: Smart City Wienhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/smart-city-wien-framework.pngSmart City Wien FrameworkThe Smart City Wien logo represents the three interconnected goals of the project. Credit: Smart City Wienhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/belvedere-palace.jpgBelvedere PalaceBelvedere Palace, originally built as a summer home for Prince Eugene of Savoy, is now open to the public and home to the Belvedere Museum and Gardens. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/heavily-modified-vienna-map.pngHeavily Modified Vienna MapVienna’s administrative districts, with the hub-and-spoke nature emphasized. Credit: Wikimedia Commons, author’s addition in red2019-01-15T22:20:54+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2019/01/01/holy-land/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/holy-land-waldie.jpgholy-land-waldie2019-01-11T21:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/12/15/aspern/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image2.pngSmart BuildingThe "Smart" residential building in Aspern. Credit: Wien3420, Amelie Chapalainhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/image1.pngSmart Home ControlASCR's Smart Home Control App. Credit: Aspern Smart City Research2018-12-20T23:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/11/15/garden-cities-around-the-world/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/image3.pngDizengoff SquareThe Dizengoff Square, a central feature of Tel Aviv's White City.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/image1.pngCanberraCanberra from a bird's eye view.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/image.pngHampstead Garden SuburbA street in Hampstead Garden Suburb.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/3_the_mead_pinelands.jpgPinelands HouseA thatched-roof house in Pinelands, South Africa.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/800px-radburn_april_2006_001.jpgRadburn Plaza BuildingThe Radburn Plaza Buildinghttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/greendale_wisconsin_loc_fsa_8a04391a.jpgHouses in Greendale, WisconsinHouses in Greendale, Wisconsin.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/completed-houses-at-greenbelt-maryland-1024.jpgHouses in Greenbelt, MarylandHouses in Greenbelt, Maryland.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/800px-greenhills_ohio_municipal_building.jpgGreenhills, Ohio Municipal BuildingThe Municipal Building in Greenhills, Ohio.2018-10-29T17:42:03+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/09/01/epcot/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/celebration.pngCelebrationhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/spaceship-earth.pngSpaceship EarthSpaceship Earth at the Epcot Center. 2018. Author’s Photograph.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/monorail.pngMonorailMonorail at the Epcot Center. 2018. Author’s Photograph.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/italy-pavilion.pngItaly PavilionItaly Pavilion at the Epcot Center. 2018. Author’s Photograph.https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/transport.pngTransporthttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/spanish-quarter.pngSpanish Quarterhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/site-plan.pngSite planSite plan for E.P.C.O.T showing the urban center and the transportation hub. Marvin Davis. 1966. Credit: The Walt Disney Company via the-original-epcot.comhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/gc-site-plan.pngGC Site PlanGarden City as planned by Ebenezer Howard. Credit: Wikimedia Commonshttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/epcot-master-plan.pngEPCOT Master Planhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/florida-film.pngFlorida Film2018-10-28T20:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/10/15/masdar-city-architecture/https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/masdar-park.jpgMasdar parkhttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/knowledge-centre.jpgKnowledge Centrehttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/institute-2.jpgInstitute-2https://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/institute.jpgInstitutehttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/incubator-building.jpgIncubator Buildinghttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/siemens.jpgSiemenshttps://urbanutopias.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/irena.jpegIRENA2018-10-28T20:02:23+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/09/15/epcot-smart-city/2018-09-20T20:43:44+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/2018/08/26/launching-september-1st/2018-08-29T21:33:32+00:00monthlyhttps://urbanutopias.net/contact/2018-08-22T22:01:49+00:00weekly0.6https://urbanutopias.netdaily1.02025-06-07T16:03:51+00:00