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This exhibition in the wake of 500y anniversary of the publication Utopia by Thomas More, investigates how architecture today makes use of concrete utopia. Five teams of leading Belgian architects and artists have developed their own Utopia: EUtopia. It is an island, but made of paper. Indeed, More’s ideal world only ever existed on paper. But EUtopia is 100% inspired by Thomas More’s Utopia . It also explores the relationship between borders and identity and opens a debate on surveillance and privacy in public space, and shows the seductive power of collectivism. This ‘paper architecture’ gives free rein to designers.