I think what intrigued me the most about this class was the explicit connection between art and notions on the proper or ideal way to live. Pieces of visual art usually contain some implicit commentary on the world in which the artist lives, but when it comes to architecture, that commentary is more clearly fleshed out. Since buildings are constructed primarily for people, this aspect of architecture makes the design and eventual form of a building speak miles about how the architect views society. In many ways, designing a building involves really putting one's self out there for the population to see, where in other forms of visual art, the artist's views can be more easily concealed. When examining buildings in this context, buildings are illustrative of a certain person's beliefs, hopes, ideals, and other innately human qualities. 

So, the idea of a utopia propagated by technology alone seems unreasonable to me. I feel the above painting by Leonid Afremov (one of my favorites) illustrates a better way to arrive at a utopic state. Rather than extensive building projects, a positive paradigm shift in the way we collectively view our surroundings would show us that there is beauty and utopic well being available to us in everyday occurrences.