An Exploration of Role of Fantasy Literature in Architectural Imaginations

Fantasy can be defined as an idea having its own system governed by its own rules. Man attains fantasy as an undetectable reality in his physical existence. The structure of our perceived physical world shares a large part of fantasies, resting in various faculties belonging to man. Fantasy ideas breathe and grow in mutual co-spaces, shared by these faculties, the fantasy literature has a fundamental role in developing the fantasy ideas in different disciplines. In reference to architecture, fantasy dialogues with architecture on different levels, having various aspects. The objective of this research is to explore those aspects and attempt to establish the importance of fantasy imagination in architectural design activity as well as in the experience of architectural space. The findings reveal the spatial narratives, visionary drawings and the role of digital fantasy in the experience of contemporary public-private spaces are few aspects in the discussion. This research investigates the possible role of fantasy literature as a critical and imaginative framework for architectural thinking and design activity.