Beyond the Possible: Sci-fi Architecture
Abstract
Architects and designers engage with movies, particularly the science fiction in a distinctly different way. Unlike the general audience, they closely observe architectural elements of both the foreground and background settings very closely, analysing their design, form and other spatial details. Science fiction normally carries visionary buildings and future cities or speculative urban landscapes; hence, it provides some fertile ground for architectural imagination. This paper examines the symbolic and dynamic connection between speculative fiction and building design through the study of significant works within the sci-fi genre, as represented in both literature and film.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Utopian
Dystopian
and Speculative Fiction
Architecture
Modernity
and Design
Cinema History and Criticism
Publication details
- Journal / source
- International Journal for Research in Applied Science and Engineering Technology
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 223–235
- Publication date
- 9 February 2026
- Language
- EN