Publications

Utopia (s) – Worlds and Frontiers of the Imaginary

Chief Editors
Maria do Rosário Monteiro
Mário S. Ming Kong

Co-Editor
Maria João Pereira Neto

ISBN: 978-1-138-19748-0 (Hbk);
ISBN: 978-1-315-26532-2 (eBook PDF);

The congress proceedings of PHI 2016 was edited by Taylor & Francis Group, indexed to the most important scientific data bases, such as ISI, SCOPUS, EBSCO Thomson Reuters, CrossRef, Web of Science, ELSEVIER Products, Web of Knowledge, ProQuest,

 

 The idea of Utopia springs from a natural desire of transformation, of evolution pertaining to humankind and, therefore, one can find expressions of “utopian” desire in every civilization. Having to do explicitly with human condition, Utopia accompanies closely cultural evolution, almost as a symbiotic organism. Maintaining its roots deeply attached to ancient myths, utopian expression followed, and sometimes preceded cultural transformation.
Through the next almost five hundred pages (virtually one for each year since Utopia was published) researchers on the fields of Architecture and Urbanism, Arts and Humanities present the result of their studies on the different areas of expertise under the umbrella of Utopia. Past, present, and future come together in one book. They do not offer their readers any golden key. Many will leave questions unanswered, as they should.
The texts presented in Proportion Harmonies and Identities - UTOPIA(S) WORLDS AND FRONTIERS OF THE IMAGINARY were compiled with the intend to establish a platform for the presentation, interaction and dissemination of researches. It aims also to foster the awareness and discussion on the topic of Harmony and Proportion with focus on different utopian visions and readings relevant to arts, science and humanities and its importance and benefits for the community at large.

 

Proportion disHarmonies Identities

Editor Coordinator
Mário S. Ming Kong

Editors
Jorge Firmino Nunes
Maria Alexandra Quintas
Maria do Rosário Monteiro
Maria do Rosário Pimental
Maria João Pereira Neto
Pedro Gomes Januário

ISBN: 978-989-97265-0-5

"Number, dimension, geometric constructions, and the relationship between dimensions, proportion, are expressions of harmony and rhythm and considered a source of beauty in the things of nature, like crystals, plants, and animals, but also in human artifacts, as buildings and art in general. This is an old idea, which corresponds to the Pythagorean notion that the world is a harmonious mathematical creation and that in order to attend such harmony, the things we do have to obey the same mathematical laws.
Proportion (dis)Harmonies and Identities, aims to promote awareness and reflection on the importance of this issue with the dissemination of researches of various fields of knowledge."