Imaginary Possibilities of New Babylon

Abstract

One of the best examples of experimental utopianism is the New Babylon urban utopia of the Situationists, which bases its existence on the creation of opportunities to “transform reality” and “shape the urban environment”. New Babylon, which is depicted as an unlimited labyrinth with its defined new social model and the new individual (homo ludens) who will become both a resident and an architect of the new city, gains visibility with its neutral structure and interchangeable interiors with technological systems. This study tries to reveal the diversity of new living possibilities produced by the spaces designed with users' imaginations, on the axis of the New Babylon project, through the concepts of utopia, space, and representation.

Keywords

• urban utopia
• layers of possibilities
• urban environments
• the imagination of the user
• new babylon