ESCAPE FROM UTOPIA
In Post-War Society...
21st century, the peace, and prosperity we have are intimately associated with a series of movements, struggles, and conflicts that have occurred since the 20th century.
Ironically, in the decades following the war, people have been attempting to escape from these historical memories, unwilling to face the past that we had encountered. And therefore, all of the memories are fading and fading..., turning into a dark heritage that no one wants to talk about...
We are all too aware that war, violence, and conflict will plunge human society into an extremely dangerous situation. However, in most cases, violence is still condoned, wars are still glorified, and people in extreme environments can only adapt to their surroundings and seek protection through power, inevitably raising the banner of hatred. Division, opposition, and slaughter ensue, with people lost in the bloody class structures and the absolute power brought by war and military force.
This is a utopia, in its silent and idealized form, creating reasons for people in extreme environments to tear apart humanity and leading future generations into an endless cycle of hatred and social opposition.
About Dark Heritage...
The beginning of everything lies in the post-war society's abandonment and avoidance of the dark heritage. As historical memories and war relics erode over time, becoming lonely, neglected ruins, the only thing left in society is the invisible emotion of division and opposition. The environment, society, and individuals continuously decay and deteriorate, ultimately losing the reason for reconciliation.
Dark heritages, whether physical or spiritual, should not be buried in the past. They should be preserved and conserved, and the unique historical and social values, therefore, can be utilized and stimulated, to maximize the accessibility of historical memories, and at the same time reduce the potential for violence in future societies.
In the same way, the path we have gone through should not be obliterated and forgotten...
From now on, humanity will rise to escape utopia, to escape the sugar-coated poison of idealism.
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02 | CARRIE
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03 | PROPOSAL
[ Dark Heritage and Post-War Society ]
How do human beings lose their mind?
About post-war society
[ World War II And Military Facilities]
Heritage and legacy
Site context
[ Reuse | Reborn | Revitalization ]
Analysis and solution proposal
Concept and desconstruction
04 | NARRATIVE
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[ Where The Journey Begins ]
Prelude
Chapter | escape from utopia
DARK HERITAGE AND POST-WAR SOCIERY
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How Do Human Beings Lose Their Mind?
About Post-War Society
CONFLICT WAR
[ THE LUCIFER EFFECT ]
" How is it possible for ordinary, average, even good people to become perpetrators of evil?? "
The Lucifer Effect is the phenomenon discovered by Phillip Zimbardo where people go from being individually moral to becoming evil, corrupt, and often brutal, toward other people as a result of pressure under specific group circumstances. Those in power commit terrible actions against others as a result of peer pressure, dehumanization, and pressure to conform to the actions committed by others in their group.
On September 1, 1939, Germany invaded Poland. To justify the action, Nazi propagandists accused Poland of persecuting ethnic Germans living in Poland. They also falsely claimed that Poland was planning, with its allies Great Britain and France, to encircle and dismember Germany. The SS, in collusion with the German military, staged a phony attack on a German radio station. The Germans falsely accused the Poles of this attack. Hitler then used the action to launch a “retaliatory” campaign against Poland.
FOUR MAIN ISSUE IN POST-WAT SOCIETY
LEGACIES OF WAR FADING MEMORIES
RESULTED IN
RIVAL SOCIETIES
CYCLE OF VIOLENCE
Social issues surrounding war and its legacy continue to emerge, yet few reflect on the nature of war as collective violence. As a result, humanity remains ensnared in the aftermath of war. After enduring two world wars, today's world can be seen as a "society born from war." We must reconsider war as a crucial clue for understanding modern society.
Take Poland as an example, having experienced World War II, This nation still grapples with several post-war issues...
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WORLD WAR II AND MILITARY FACILITIES
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Heritage and legacy
Site context
Site
Military Facilities and Relics
SITE
[ country ]
[ continent ] [ city ] POLAND
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TORPEDOWNIA HEXENGRUND
Once named Torpedowaffenplatz Hexengrund, now nicknamed Torpedownia. This remnant of World War II stands in the Bay of Gdansk just off the coast near Gdynia.
Torpedownia is an abandoned torpedo testing station dating back to the time of World War II. As a reminder of the region’s dark history, it stands in the water just off the Polish Baltic Sea coast near Gdynia.
TORPEDO LAB COMPLEX
COMMUNITY
ACTIVITIES
SITE ENVIRONMENT
OFFSHORE
ORIGINAL MILITARY FACILITIES
DEMOGRAPHY WEATHER AND ENVIRONMENT
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REUSE | REBORN | REVITALIZATION
Analysis and solution proposal
Concept and desconstruction
