The Office Landscape: Examining the natural ecology of the cubicle dweller
This seminar focused on the notions of 'Ecologies' and 'flexibilities'
in everyday life. The metaphors of ecology and system now dominate descriptions
of everything from cities to the human mind, not to mention their manifestation
in the World Wide Web. This seminar inquired about the presence of such
a figure outside the paradigm of scientific explanation. How are those
configurations of thought present in architecture today? What can they
teach us about our own modern project?
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