- Title
- Imaginary cities of the 16th and 17th century: an exploration on the utopian cities of Albrecht Dürer, Johann Valentin Andreae and Tommaso Campanella
- Creator
- Morrison, Tessa
- Relation
- The International Journal of Civic, Political, and Community Studies Vol. 12, Issue 2, p. 1-19
- Relation
- http://ijhcpc.cgpublisher.com/product/pub.249/prod.68
- Publisher
- Common Ground
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2014
- Description
- In 1527, Albrecht Dürer published "Etliche Unterricht, zur Befestigung der Städte, Schlösser und Flecken". In this book he outlines a plan for a fortified city in detail. His plan was functional, economical, pragmatic and socially responsible. The central square was reserved for a Palace. Each building is shown, the market, the town hall, the blacksmith's workshop and even the taverns, all carefully aligned with the rectilinear geometry of the plan, but everything is subordinate to the central citadel - the Palace of the King. Likewise, Johann Valentin Andreae's Christianopolis (1619) and Tommaso Campanella's Civitas Solis (City of the Sun) placed the authority of the church in the centre with spectacular temples. In these three utopian cities the authority of King or Church is clearly delineated by the architecture and the dominant central position within the city. These cities were heavily fortified and the cities were isolated from the 'outside world'. This paper examines the architecture of Dürer's fortified city, Christianopolis and City of the Sun. After examining the plan and architecture of the three cities, this paper will consider whether the utopian ideals are reflected in the architecture.
- Subject
- utopian architecture; utopia literature; Albrecht Dürer; Johann Valentin Andreae; Tommaso Campanella
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1304857
- Identifier
- uon:20941
- Identifier
- ISSN:2327-0047
- Language
- eng
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