'Timeless Communal Palaces' is a study on the persistent existence of large spatial structures dedicated to housing collectives united by life stances alternative to traditional family living. While interested in the spiritual and/or political principles that animate these structures, the research focuses on the coherence between their striking architectural beauty, spatial organization, and economic and ecological strategies. It also examines what Michel Foucault termed 'technologies of the self' that each initiative entails.
