The Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes & PracticesThis jargon-free guide to design and architecture theory helps professionals engage in the discourse of where and what architecture is, and has been. |
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Introduction | 1 |
THEORETICAL POSITIONS | 25 |
B Social Aspects of Theory | 50 |
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