Circles within circles
From C. A. Doxiadis, “Ekistics,” Ekistics 24 (no. 141, August 1967): 131–34; originally published in Handwörterbuch der Raumforschung und Raumordnung (Hannover, 1966).
In the VIEWSHED you will find a single caretaker, a clutter of tools, and a fine picture-window.
Of the caretaker, more here.
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From C. A. Doxiadis, “Ekistics,” Ekistics 24 (no. 141, August 1967): 131–34; originally published in Handwörterbuch der Raumforschung und Raumordnung (Hannover, 1966).
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