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FEATURED TEXTS, RESEARCH PAPERS OR PROJECTS | Editors Pedro Leão Neto, Maria Neto

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2023): scopio Magazine AAI-Utopia

An Ideal for Living

  • Peter Bennett

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Abstract

'An Ideal for Living' explores the intersection of photography and computer-generated imagery (CGI) in depicting the future of urban life. It specifically examines London's ongoing urban redevelopment, highlighting how architecture is shaped as both a visual story and a construction process. This project blurs the lines between CGI and traditional photography, capturing the city's transformation during this period of change. The resulting images draw from architectural and advertising photography, combining reality with simulation, preserving the present while projecting future aspirations. They convey the pristine novelty of new buildings while hinting at the inevitable effects of time. 'An Ideal for Living' seeks to archive a simulated memory of the city's evolving landscape.

Cover image: An Ideal for Living 

References

  1. Looking at Digital Visualizations of Urban Development Projects: Dimming the Scintillating Glow of Unwork, in Cities Interrupted: Visual Culture and Urban Space Clare Melhuish, Monica Degen, Gillian Rose. P105.