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In the Scheme of Things
Alternative Thinking on
the Practice of Architecture
Thomas R. Fisher
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UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
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Copyright 2000 by Thomas R. Fisher
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Fisher, Thomas, 1953-
In the scheme of things : alternative thinking on the practice of
architecture / Thomas R. Fisher.
p. cm.
The chapters originated as lectures or unpublished journal
articles.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8166-3653-2 (hc.) — ISBN 0-8166-3654-0 (pbk.)
1. Architecture—Philosophy. 2. Architecture and society—
History—20th Century. I. Title.
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To Claudia, Ann, and Ellen
xi Acknowledgments
1 Design in a World of Flows
In a world with little respect for traditional structures,
almost everything—from the operation of pany
to anization of munity—can be approached
as a design problem.
13 Monocultures and Multiculturalism
Ecology teaches us that if we are to encourage more
munities, we must find ways these can evolve
in small increments wi