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Babel and Babylon

Babel and Babylon

Aztec cities

Aztec cities

Heavenly Jerusalem

Heavenly Jerusalem

The Fujian Tulou

The Fujian Tulou

Utopia

Utopia

Romorantin, capital of a kingdom...

Romorantin, capital of a kingdom...

The city of brotherly love

The city of brotherly love

Saint Petersburg, Peter's great city

Saint Petersburg, Peter's great city

Industry, socialism and utopia

Industry, socialism and utopia

Taking technology to new heights

Taking technology to new heights

Home sweet home

Home sweet home

A towering challenge...

A towering challenge...

New towns

New towns

Conjuring capitals

Conjuring capitals

Auroville: "divine anarchy"

Auroville: "divine anarchy"

Private cities

Private cities

Dubai: miracle or mirage?

Dubai: miracle or mirage?

All eyes on the horizon

All eyes on the horizon

List of exhibited works

Babel to Dubai: Urban Utopias
The Apocalypse Tapestry (detail) - Hennequin de Bruges
TitleThe Apocalypse Tapestry (detail)
ArtistHennequin de Bruges
Date1382
Size103m X 4.5m
LocationChâteau d'Angers
Copyrightwikicommons

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Plans for a city, taken from Manuscript B - Leonardo da Vinci
TitlePlans for a city, taken from Manuscript B
ArtistLeonardo da Vinci
Date1485-88
Techniquedrawing
LocationParis, Bibliothèque de l'Institut
CopyrightRMN (Institut de France)/Thierry Le Mage

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The Island of Utopia, page 2 & 3 of the Louvain edition - Thomas More
TitleThe Island of Utopia, page 2 & 3 of the Louvain edition
ArtistThomas More
Date1516
TechniqueEngraving
CopyrightNew York Public Library

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Map of Tenochtitlan - Hernán Cortés
TitleCortés' 1524 Map of Tenochtitlan
ArtistHernán Cortés
Date1524
Techniquewood engraving
LocationNewberry Library, Chicago, USA
CopyrightNuremberg, Germany: Friedrich Peypus, 1524

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Tower of Babel - Pieter Brueghel the Elder
TitleTower of Babel
ArtistPieter Brueghel the Elder
Date1563
Size114cm X 155cm
LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria
CopyrightBPK, Berlin, Dist RMN

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View of the Neva downstream between the Winter Palace and the Academy of Sciences - Grigory Kachalov
TitleView of the Neva downstream between the Winter Palace and the Academy of Sciences
ArtistGrigory Kachalov
Date1753
Techniqueetching
Format140cm X 52cm
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Copyrightwikicommons

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Map of Philadelphia and the surrounding area - Jacques-Nicolas Bellin
TitleMap of Philadelphia and the surrounding area
ArtistJacques-Nicolas Bellin
Date1764
Techniqueengraving
Size27cm X 22cm
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France
CopyrightBnF

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Perspective of the town of Chaux -Claude-Nicolas Ledoux
TitlePerspective of the town of Chaux
ArtistClaude-Nicolas Ledoux
Date1804
Techniqueetching
Size48cm X 40cm
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France
CopyrightBnF

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Aerial view of New Harmony - F. Bate
TitleAerial view of New Harmony
ArtistF. Bate
Date1838
Techniqueengraving
Copyrightwikicommons

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Leaving the Opera in the Year 2000 - Albert Robida
TitleLeaving the Opera in the Year 2000
ArtistAlbert Robida
Date1902
Techniqueengraving
CopyrightBnF

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Model of the Voisin Plan for Paris - Le Corbusier
TitleModel of the Voisin Plan for Paris
ArtistLe Corbusier
Date1925
CopyrightFondation Le Corbusier

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New York City I -Piet Mondrian
TitleNew York City I
ArtistPiet Mondrian
Date1942
Techniqueoil on canvas
Size119cm X 114cm
LocationParis, Musée National d'Art Moderne - Centre Georges Pompidou
CopyrightCollection Centre Pompidou, Dist. RMN/Philippe Migeat - HCR, Warreton, USA

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Construction of the Ministries Esplanade - Anonymous
TitleConstruction of the Ministries Esplanade
ArtistAnonymous
Date1956-1960
TechniqueB&W photograph
CopyrightAcervo do Arquivo Público do Distrito Federal (ArPDF)

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Walking City on the Ocean, project - Ron Herron
TitleWalking City on the Ocean, project
ArtistRon Herron
Date1966
Techniquecollage
Size43cm X 29cm
LocationMoMA, New York City, USA
CopyrightDigital image, The Museum of Modern Art, New York/Scala, Florence

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Model for the Auroville project - Roger Anger
TitleModel for the Auroville project
ArtistRoger Anger
Date1968
Copyrightwikicommons

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Floating Venera islands, cover of the Soviet magazine
TitleFloating Venera islands, cover of the Soviet magazine "Technology for young people"
ArtistAnonymous
Date1971
CopyrightТехника - молодёжи

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Rise of the new towns (extract) - Anonymous
TitleRise of the new towns (extract)
ArtistAnonymous
Techniquedocumentary film
Date1973
CopyrightPathé Gaumont Archives

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Title"Celebration" snow globe
Date1994
Format10cm X 10cm X 12cm
CopyrightOonops/Disney archives

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Backyards of Housing Sub-division - Kansas City, Missouri - Alex MacLean
TitleBackyards of Housing Sub-division - Kansas City, Missouri
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Circular Housing Development - Sun City, Arizona - Alex MacLean
TitleCircular Housing Development - Sun City, Arizona
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Large Houses on Small Lots - Plano, Texas - Alex MacLean
TitleLarge Houses on Small Lots - Plano, Texas
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Detail of Cul-de-Sac Sub-Division - Honolulu Area, Hawaii - Alex MacLean
TitleDetail of Cul-de-Sac Sub-Division - Honolulu Area, Hawaii
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Las Vegas, Nevada - Alex MacLean
TitleLas Vegas, Nevada
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Phoenix, Arizona - Alex MacLean
TitlePhoenix, Arizona
ArtistAlex MacLean
Techniqueaerial photograph
CopyrightAlex MacLean

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Fujian Tulou - © UNESCO - Xianglin Song
TitleFujian Tulou
Date2008
CopyrightUNESCO - Xianglin Song

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Motherboard City - Fabien Coeur
TitleMotherboard City
ArtistFabien Coeur
Date2009
Techniquephotomontage
CopyrightFabien Coeur

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Vegetal City - Luc Schuiten
TitleVegetal City
ArtistLuc Schuiten
Date2009
CopyrightLuc Schuiten

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Foggy Dubai - David Alexander
TitleFoggy Dubai
ArtistDavid Alexander
Date2009
Copyright© PWL - Photography

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