Space of Heterotopia_Museum of the Revolution

Heterotopias can qualify as a special category space, - the type of enclave that offers an alternative means of analysis when dealing with established dichotomies such as private / public, work / play, real / unreal, what is here / or there. They live in the real space, but projected contours of utopia in a way that they propose alternative ways of thinking and social order. Her ability to understand and describe the social and political impact on the physical condition of the built environment, perhaps the most positive aspect of heterotopia as a concept today. Perhaps the greatest potential as a heterotopia concept lies in its ability to provoke discussion about the interaction between space, society and culture. Foucault explains the space (and thus heterotopy) as madly subjected to impact society. Architecture is the concretization of 'space' that society creates...