Sci-Fi films and architecture : Understanding architectural response to the narrative of science fiction films
By: Upadhyay, Saumil
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Contributor(s): Pal, Supriya.
Publisher: Mumbai Indian Institute of Architects 2021Edition: Vol.86(09), September.Description: 20-26p.Subject(s): ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION (AR-EDU)Online resources: Full Article
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Journal of the Indian institute of architects :(JIIA)Summary: Architecture and film share a lot of commonalities, they both
allow people to travel through space and experience it through
either physical or imaginary movement within the space. Human
activity within these imaginary or fictional spaces is guided by
the narrative. Narrative is necessary to create a place and give it a
meaning or a purpose. The thesis attempts to analyze architectural
representation in films developed as a response to the narrative
of futuristic science fiction films. In science fiction films, the
architectural representation is meant to be interpreted through the
idea of city and architectural elements. The relationship between
film, narrative and Architecture will be established by analyzing
three science fiction films of a similar genre: Blade Runner (1982),
The Fifth Element (1997) and Equilibrium (2002). The research
hopes to utilize this analysis to establish the narrative relationship
between film and Architecture, to decipher architectural response
to the speculative narration of science fiction films, and draw the
reader’s attention towards futuristic concepts of architecture
represented in the films. The thesis can act as a reference for
architects, as well as art directors. With this research, we are
looking at a method of imaginative exploration.
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Architecture and film share a lot of commonalities, they both
allow people to travel through space and experience it through
either physical or imaginary movement within the space. Human
activity within these imaginary or fictional spaces is guided by
the narrative. Narrative is necessary to create a place and give it a
meaning or a purpose. The thesis attempts to analyze architectural
representation in films developed as a response to the narrative
of futuristic science fiction films. In science fiction films, the
architectural representation is meant to be interpreted through the
idea of city and architectural elements. The relationship between
film, narrative and Architecture will be established by analyzing
three science fiction films of a similar genre: Blade Runner (1982),
The Fifth Element (1997) and Equilibrium (2002). The research
hopes to utilize this analysis to establish the narrative relationship
between film and Architecture, to decipher architectural response
to the speculative narration of science fiction films, and draw the
reader’s attention towards futuristic concepts of architecture
represented in the films. The thesis can act as a reference for
architects, as well as art directors. With this research, we are
looking at a method of imaginative exploration.
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