The Work of Pablo Palazuelo as Inspiration for Utopian Cities

Abstract

This paper outlines an initiative that aims to integrate teaching and research through the exploration of artistic fields adjacent to architecture with the goal of fostering student motivation by creating new opportunities. The exercise utilizes a collection of Pablo Palazuelo’s geometric abstraction works as a basis for creating graphic proposals for the design of utopian cities. Two competitions were promoted as a result of a signed agreement between the university and Pablo Palazuelo Foundation. Additionally, this experience has been incorporated into projects developed within the Urban Design course.

After discussing the reasons that led to the choice of this author as a source of initial references, the works selected for the statements were discussed and the works submitted by the students were analyzed, both in terms of their content and graphic characteristics. The scope of the study is defined, on one hand, to the selected works by Palazuelo, and on the other, to the results of the last two competitions that centered on creating projects for ideal cities, using Palazuelo’s work as a starting point.