>i've got it all nailed down except what to say about the social consciousness
>of bauhaus theory -- that which says that one should design in response to a
>perceived need in society.
>
>does the parallel work? can you say that one should only write in response to
>the social context?
If you are do it for the money and on commission--as architects do--then of
course you have to respond to the social context, which in that case is the
client.
If you are doing it for yourself as a hobby, you can do anything you want.
An architect who designed in response to his or her own perception of
'perceived need in society' would have a very small group of clients very
quickly.
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David Sucher... Seattle, Washington
author...CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
ISBN # 0-9642680-0-0
available November, '94
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'City comforts' are the small and seemingly minor details that makes city
life pleasant. In over 210 photos and sketches CITY COMFORTS shows a wide
range of them. CITY COMFORTS tells us how to look at the city as a series
of details to create an 'urban village,' a place where you can walk to the
grocery and where they know your name, a place where neighbors recognize
each other and smile hello but where the economy is diverse and the
opportunities bountiful.
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>of bauhaus theory -- that which says that one should design in response to a
>perceived need in society.
>
>does the parallel work? can you say that one should only write in response to
>the social context?
If you are do it for the money and on commission--as architects do--then of
course you have to respond to the social context, which in that case is the
client.
If you are doing it for yourself as a hobby, you can do anything you want.
An architect who designed in response to his or her own perception of
'perceived need in society' would have a very small group of clients very
quickly.
============================================================
David Sucher... Seattle, Washington
author...CITY COMFORTS: How to Build an Urban Village
ISBN # 0-9642680-0-0
available November, '94
============================================================
'City comforts' are the small and seemingly minor details that makes city
life pleasant. In over 210 photos and sketches CITY COMFORTS shows a wide
range of them. CITY COMFORTS tells us how to look at the city as a series
of details to create an 'urban village,' a place where you can walk to the
grocery and where they know your name, a place where neighbors recognize
each other and smile hello but where the economy is diverse and the
opportunities bountiful.
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