Dreams of Disconnection: From the Autonomous House to Self-Sufficient Territories

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Fanny Lopez

Dreams of Disconnection

From the Autonomous House to Self-Sufficient Territories

Fanny Lopez

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Manchester University Press
10 June 2021

Environmentally-friendly architecture & design; History of architecture; Urban communities; Urban & municipal planning

Series: Manchester University Press

Why must we live in homes and in communities built around a shared grid for our needs? For over a century, creative architects and urbanists have dreamed of self-sufficient living, whether to cut themselves off from society or in preparation for some external threat, be it climate change or nuclear war.

This book tells the story of this strand of design and planning, from its pioneers in the late nineteenth century to those applying similar ideas to tomorrow's technology two hundred years later. Lopez takes in many a utopian visionary in her tour of dreamers of disconnection, from theorists and architects to industrialists and engineers. Technology and design are the centre-pieces for these projects, and their complexity, particularly around sustainable supplies of energy, food and water, so often find solutions in aesthetics. The book demonstrates that whether these dreams were based around single homes or whole cities, there is much to be learnt and marvelled at in the history of self-sufficient design.

By: Fanny Lopez
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 22mm
ISBN: 9781526146892
ISBN 10: 1526146894
Series: Manchester University Press
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 10 June 2021
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction Part I: Connection versus disconnection 1 Capturing territories through energy distribution 2 Being disconnected: genesis of a new technical utopia 3 Toward energy emancipation Part II: The energy autonomy movement, 1970–80 4 Counterculture radicalism 5 Alexander Pike and the Autonomous Housing Project, 1971–79 6 The self-sufficient city 7 Critical technology: a problematic development 8 Electricity micro-networks: a tool for the energy transition? Bibliography Index -- .

Fanny Lopez is Associate Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology at the School of Architecture Paris-Est, University Gustave Eiffel -- .

Reviews for Dreams of Disconnection: From the Autonomous House to Self-Sufficient Territories

'This is an extensively researched, intellectually challenging and presciently topical study of the largely unexplored world of energy independence. Drawing from a wide range of examples, including theorists, architects, industrialists and engineers, Fanny Lopez has provided us with a comprehensive morality tale for our rapidly changing times. What began as a prophecy when she first started writing it has now materialised as her dreams of disconnection have become a reality. An indispensable guide to help us make sense of the turbulence surrounding us today.' James Steele, ACSA Distinguished Professor and Professor Emeritus at the University of Southern California, University of Southern California and author of Ecological Architecture: A Critical History -- .