Theory
Megastructure
Explore in the Atlas →A vast inhabitable framework into which secondary, replaceable elements plug; central to Archigram, the Metabolists, Friedman and the 1960s utopian moment.
Infrastructure Fantasy Type
Details
- Introduced
- 1960s
Referenced by
- Reyner Banham proposed
- Metabolism associated with
- Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past articulates
Sources
- Reyner Banham. Megastructure: Urban Futures of the Recent Past. Thames & Hudson, 1976.
Cite this entry
First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026
CLAD. "Megastructure." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/theory/megastructure/. Accessed July 17, 2026.