
This extraordinary collection of thoughts and images adds up to a positive prophecy for a future in which the architecture and stewardship of daily life becomes humanity's greatest work of art. It is a future where standardised codes and arguments give way to commitment, creativity and beauty - where our deepest needs and desires are holistically embraced by thoughtful design. The Creative Communi...
Hardcover: 272 pages
Publisher: Images Publishing Dist Ac; First Edition edition (August 2, 2003)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1920744150
ISBN-13: 978-1920744151
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 1 x 12.2 inches
Amazon Rank: 2793272
Format: PDF ePub fb2 djvu ebook
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I,ve been a practicing Landscape Arch / Planner almost 30 years . Every few years I'll buy a book on "planning" for my dust collection , and remember why we're still making such a mess of things . Finally Swaback has published a revolutionary book on...
n D. Swaback is a journey through ideas and places, stretching our imaginations and inspiring us to move beyond our patterns of production-driven uniformity. This book is both invitation and guide for giving our best to the future by first creating it for ourselves. It illuminates a subject that is most often buried in planner's jargon, making it as personal as our own homes, which of course it is.