IMAGINED SPACES OF THIS WORLD: THE OTHER ARCHITECTURE(S)

LIVENARCH VII livable environments & architecture, OTHER ARCHITECT/URE(S), 28 - 30 Eylül 2021, ss.217-226

In fiction, as well as non-fiction literature, architecture is an integral part of

the narrative. However, the adaptation of the narrative concept to

architecture is relatively new, and studies on architectural narrative are still

further away from central discussions. Since literature is a great source for

both central and peripheral discussions, this paper aims to unearth and

study fiction genre, including fantasy and science fiction, and analyse the

relationship between imagined spaces and "other" architectures as opposed

to built environments and the architecture of the centre. By analysing the

specified group of imagined and narrated spaces that are presented in The

Dictionary of Imaginary Places, this paper examines and presents what

these narrated spaces and other architectures can bring to the discussions

of architectural discourse; which concepts and values can be questioned,

enriched and expanded, thus create a new periphery for architects. In order

to achieve that, the places in The Dictionary of Imaginary Places are

analysed in four steps: selection and grouping of places, analyses based on

properties of texts, the relevance of narratives to architecture, and the

properties of architectural narratives. Finally, the outcomes of the analyses

are grouped into three and discussed within the context.