A Paradoxical Imago Mundi:  The No-Stop City by Archizoom Associati

Pablo Martinez Capdevila

A Paradoxical Imago Mundi: The No-Stop City by Archizoom Associati

Architecture and Built Environment

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Abstract

The No-Stop City (1970-71) by Archizoom Associati was born from a simple, and yet radical, idea: to create an interior and potentially endless city by spreading artificial lighting and air-conditioning to all human activities. From the moment of its publication, the project has been analyzed from very different perspectives. This text focuses precisely on what makes it a polysemic work that allows diverse and contrasting interpretations: its striking contradictory or, at least, paradoxical character.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Interior Urbanism Theory Reader
Editors	Gregory Marinic
Place of Publication	Milton Park
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Publication status	Accepted/In press - 4 Apr 2022

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A Paradoxical Imago Mundi: The No-Stop City by Archizoom Associati

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