ENTOPIA

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• Entopia - 1

  Entopia-1 | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 25,000 BC Homo Sapiens
  Kostantinos Doxiadis prepared a set of 2 ilustrations dating from the 1985 Dystopia to the future city, the real Entopia 2121 A.D. (see book Building Entopia, published 1975), following Ekistics theory. I was charged to prepare a set of drawings presenting the evolution of human settlements from the very beginning to 1850 in the same environment as his initial drawing of Entopia.
  In this first image we see the environment 25,000 B.C. No human intervention took place that period. The virgin landscape consists of a valley surrounded by hills and mountains, lakes, swamps, and a river floating toward the sea. Humans (food gatherers) were living in caves, for safety reasons. (private collection)

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• Entopia -2

  Entopia-2 | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 15,000 BC the first shelters
  In this second image we see the environment 15,000 B.C. Slight human intervention took place that period. Forests limitation, since humans were logging the forests to get wood for heating. They were living in huts made of straw due to the invention of weapons, feeling safe from wild animals. (private collection)

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• Entopia - 3

  Entopia-3 | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 10,000 BC the first agricultural settlements
  In this third image we see the environment 10,000 B.C. Dramatic changes are made to the environment, due to the discovery of agriculture and livestock. More limitation of forests, swamps elimination, and the first mud house settlements established, scattered all over the area. This is the beginning of human civilization. (private collection)

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• Entopia - 4

  Entopia | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 450 BC the first fortified towns
  This fourth image shows the first fortified cities, with a port because it has begun exploration in remote areas, and the commodity exchange with other towns. (private collection)

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• Entopia - 5

  Entopia | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 1,400 AD the grow of fortified towns.
  For 1,000 years the changes are minimal. The fortifications extended with the development of the town, the harbor were more organized, and the arable land expands. Small villages appear on the outskirts of the town. (private collection)

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• Entopia - 6

  Entopia-6 | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 1,800 AD unfortified towns
  The military deployment, and security provided by the new weapons, as well as the elimination of city-states do not require fortifications, towns expand in a more organized layout, and villages in the region grow. The arable land goes to the most remote areas to make room in the town's development. (private collection)

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• Entopia - 7

  Entopia-7 | 1975 | Marker on paper Era: 1,850 AD the industrial revolution and satelite towns.
  1850 is the beginning of the industrial revolution, when the industry is the economic background of the town. It is placed at the periphery, and as a matter of fact trade is growing and therefore the port is the dominant element of the town due to the movement of goods. (private collection)
  

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• Habitat

  "Building Tomorrow's Cities" an exhibit originaly prepared by C.A Doxiadis, was one of the contributions of the World Society for Ekistics to Habitat held in Canada May 31, June 11, 1976

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