The notion of the ‘paracosm’ is a useful one for architects to understand. Some of the best writers and designers often work within personal, modelled imaginary worlds, sometimes constructed over decades, enabling them to give birth to their narrative scenarios and spaces. Here, Guest‐Editor Mark Morris looks at various literary and architectural paracosmic precedents.

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超宇宙项目：建筑漫长的游戏

“悖论”的概念对于建筑师来说是一个有用的理解。一些最优秀的作家和设计师经常在个人的，模拟的想象世界中工作，有时甚至是数十年的建构，使他们能够生出自己的叙事场景和空间。在这里，客座编辑马克·莫里斯（Mark Morris）着眼于各种文学和建筑的世界观。