The Literary Method of Urban Design: Design Fictions Using Fiction.

The article discusses the concept of "design fiction" as a learning technique for design students. The author describes their own method called the "Literary Method of Urban Design," which involves selecting a city, a literary work, and designing the future of the city based on the themes of the selected work. The author presents three case studies of their urban design fictions inspired by literary works: Future Moscow based on Tolstoy's War and Peace, Future Cuenca based on Cervantes's Don Quixote, and Future Budapest inspired by Konrad's The City Builder. The author argues that incorporating social insights from literature can lead to improved urban design. [Extracted from the article]

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