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Dystopian aesthetics—a refusal from ‘nowhere’
Alan Lipman,Howard Harris +1 more
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In this paper, the focus is on the New Right ideology as applied in architecture; in particular, Alice Coleman's scientific critique of planned housing, highlighting her characteristically regressive view of social life, her mean notion of design, and her modish dismissal of utopian desire in architecture.About:
This article is published in Design Studies.The article was published on 1987-01-01. It has received 3 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Dystopia & Ideology.read more
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Defensible space as a mobile concept : the role of transfer mechanisms and evidence in housing research, policy and practice
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the evolution of the concept of "defensible space" from theory to evidence-based practice, and the role of mobile concepts, evidence use and values.
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Home as a place of work
TL;DR: The focus of as discussed by the authors is essentially theoretical, and to do with concepts, assumptions and dualisms relating to 'home' and 'work' which are seen as socially constructed concepts in a dialectical relationship with one another; to understand one it is necessary to understand the other.
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Government Intervention and Impact on the Housing Market in Singapore
Grace K.M. Wong,Xing Quan Zhang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine the policies with which the government intervenes into the public housing market in Singapore and discuss various forms of government intervention, ranging from access control to fiscal policies.
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The Sociological Imagination
TL;DR: The sociological imagination is a sociological vision, a way of looking at the world that can see links between the apparently private problems of the individual and important social issues as discussed by the authors.
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Method and measurement in sociology
TL;DR: Cicourel's "Method and Measurement in Sociology" was published nearly 52 years ago as mentioned in this paper and became one of the most influential social science methodology books of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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Modern Architecture: A Critical History
TL;DR: Frampton's survey of 20th-century architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980 as discussed by the authors, and has been revised, enlarged and expanded, and added an entirely new concluding chapter that focuses on four countries where individual talent and enlightened patronage have combined to produce a comprehensive and convincing architectural culture: Finland, France, Spain and Japan.