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| | The 19th century cap was a modest necessity, worn by spinsters and matrons both young and old,
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| | What architects and designers can learn from native and indigenous cultures.
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| | [AI summary] This text explores the intersection of architecture, urban design, and social behavior, highlighting how physical spaces influence human interaction, security, and community dynamics. It references historical and contemporary examples, such as the Philips High Tech Campus, the Garden City movement, and the concept of 'desire lines,' to illustrate how environments shape human activity. The text also touches on the role of design in crime prevention, public space development, and the psychological aspects of spatial organization, drawing from academic theories and real-world case studies.
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| The steam engine was a childof seventeenth century science; the Scientific Revolution gave birth to the Industrial Revolution. That's not at all the conventional story, but David Wootton's recent bookThe Invention of Science: A New History of the Scientific Revolutionmakes the case. According to the conventional story, the steam engine resulted from the work of...