Fantastic Architecture by Mustansir Dalvi

Fantastic Architecture is where myth, imagination, and built form collide. From the haunted labyrinth of the Winchester House to Gaudí’s dragon-roofed Casa Batlló, from Dante’s descent into Hell to Saudi Arabia’s futuristic Line, Mustansir Dalvi traces how architecture becomes a vessel for stories, dreams, and anxieties. Moving between literature, cinema, visionary drawings, and real buildings, this monograph reveals how the fantastic exposes what we most desire – and fear – in our cities. Both playful and profound, it invites us to see architecture not only as shelter, but as theatre, allegory, and the stage upon which we dwell in dreams.