Space Designs of the Future: Innovative Perspectives at the Intersection of Cinema and Architecture
Abstract
The study explores future spatial predictions through the relationship between modern and contemporary architectural movements and visual arts. Cinema, particularly science fiction, inspires architecture with its creative narratives and innovative spatial concepts. Influenced by modernism, the future envisioned in Playtime has largely come true. Accordingly, three cinematic works influenced by contemporary architectural approaches were selected and analyzed for their spatial and technological predictions. Minority Report, Blade Runner 2049, and the 2022 series The Peripheral were analyzed using semiotic methodology. The analysis was carried out in three main categories: architecture and form, the relationship between space and social life, and future predictions. The findings reveal that cinema, through its flexible design opportunities and visual impact, offers innovative ideas that inspire the field of architecture. The spatial depictions in the three analyzed works provide significant clues about how physical structures, technological integration and forms of social interaction might shape in the future.
Keywords
Modern architecture, contemporary architecture, urban design, urban identity, visual arts
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