Amazing STORIES FROM THE CITY An AA Summer Architecture School SOCIAL FANTASY In many cases, mainly associated with moments of crisis -economic, political, environmental-, the society needs of other rules to understand, express and construct its reality. At certain historical moments, alternative forms of narration have been more effective than a seemingly more realistic format. The boom of the sci-fi novel and films during the 50´ and 60´ were the best means of expression of a reality threatened by the effects of wars and their feared impact on the environment. In Latin America, Magical Realism, in literature, was a way to dream a possible reality, beyond the stagnation of economic and political realities. Fear of natural disasters has produced, in the imagination of science fiction, new relations of humans with nature. But the genre of fiction works not only to register a dystopian present, but is of extreme ability to advance future. From the novels by Jules Verne to the stories by Arthur C. Clarke became priceless references to the development of technology and science.
The architectural practice was not alien to it. Some projects supported in the form of fiction, comics and POP culture have now become paradigmatic examples of architecture Archigram, Superstudio, OMA...
Magical realism is questioned What Happens When a Highly Detailed, realistic setting is Invaded by something ´too strange to believe´.
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trust in the power of fantasy to construct