ABSTRACT
In the aftermath of the Second World War, the proposals and thoughts on architecture would once again move towards a hopeful – although careful – insight over the modern imagery. Modernism always progressed in the exact proportion to which it configured itself as a movement of crisis. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, the artistic and architectural avant-gardes would engage on a reassessment of their creative processes. The author introduces three case studies – Richard Hamilton's collage entitled, Just What Is It That Makes Today's Homes So Different, So Appealing?, Alison and Peter Smithson's House of the Future and Fred M. Wilcox's film Forbidden Planet. Forbidden Planet a 1956 film directed by Fred Wilcox and produced by MGM, delved into the idea of space travel and the discovery of new civilisations and technological capabilities. Presented as a big production by the studios, Forbidden Planet adapted William Shakespeare's The Tempest and aimed at overcoming the success of previous science fiction films.
