When
The Incredibles 2 hit theaters recently, there was a lot of talk in architecture circles about the family’s new house that was featured prominently in previews and the movie. In fact, there was a fantastic article in Architectural Digest about
the real house that inspired the animated superhero family’s home. Of course, this is nothing new. We know that the physical world inspires the imaginary all the time. But is the same true in reverse? Does the development of ‘imaginary’ projects help manifest a better outcome in the real world?
Every city has buildings that have fallen into a state of disrepair. It takes someone with a vision (and budget) to renovate these spaces and make dilapidated buildings useful again. An organization in New Orleans took a more proactive approach. The
Hyopthetical Development Organization found several rundown buildings in New Orleans and
created illustrations depicting what these buildings
could look like. They then
ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to make physical signs of their renderings to install near the buildings. While they admit that many of their designs could never be built—due to laws of physics, available materials, or other restrictions that don’t exist in an imaginary world—their hope is to inspire a new future for the buildings featured.
Inspiring New Use for Neglected Buildings
Every city has buildings that have fallen into a state of disrepair. It takes someone with a vision (and budget) to renovate these spaces and make dilapidated buildings useful again. An organization in New Orleans took a more proactive approach. The
Hyopthetical Development Organization found several rundown buildings in New Orleans and
created illustrations depicting what these buildings
could look like. They then
ran a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to make physical signs of their renderings to install near the buildings. While they admit that many of their designs could never be built—due to laws of physics, available materials, or other restrictions that don’t exist in an imaginary world—their hope is to inspire a new future for the buildings featured.