This 16th century novel depicts an island considered as a paradise;
'He imagined a complex, self-contained world set on an island, in which communities shared a common culture and way of life. This selection of extracts illustrates many of the systems and practices that More imagined for his Utopians. He defined systems of punishment, social hierarchy, agriculture and education, as well as customs for marriage, dress, and death.' (Source)
This text is important to the research of Modernism as it has strong connotations to the original idea's of Utopia, and it can also be compared to the many architects of the 20th century, some examples being Barbican Estate by Chamberlin, Powell & Bon, and Robin Hood Gardens by Alison & Peter Smithson.
It is clear that More's text was a large influencer of the popular design movement of the 1900's, and thus will be analysed and compared within the dissertation element of the project, and also may be used in the practical aspect to provide greater synthesis.
More's Utopia;
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