Housing Research by Cedric Price - Revision history

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	\| Indeed, the assumption that in relation to housing, there is a soluble problem rather than an indeterminate situation, could well cause, as such methods (of forecasting and problem solving) improve, increasingly restrictive assumptions to be made.		\| Indeed, the assumption that in relation to housing, there is a soluble problem rather than an indeterminate situation, could well cause, as such methods (of forecasting and problem solving) improve, increasingly restrictive assumptions to be made.
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−	\| Why should anyone assume that such a display of intellectually edible concepts will ever reduce, ~~whe~~ challenged with the hunger for somewhere to LIVE?	+	\| Why should anyone assume that such a display of intellectually edible concepts will ever reduce, when challenged with the hunger for somewhere to LIVE?
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	\| If housing is emotionally so absurdly non-redundant then, in order to enable use-producing work methods, it appears rational to embrace EXPEDIENCY as the nearest miss to correct that can be expected from a design tool.		\| If housing is emotionally so absurdly non-redundant then, in order to enable use-producing work methods, it appears rational to embrace EXPEDIENCY as the nearest miss to correct that can be expected from a design tool.

Archiblog at 09:29, 8 August 2023

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	# ... postulating a coarse model of a potential 'housing' service;		# ... postulating a coarse model of a potential 'housing' service;
	# ... testing such a coarse model of service against an equally crude manufactured component in a process of constructive abrasion;		# ... testing such a coarse model of service against an equally crude manufactured component in a process of constructive abrasion;
−	# ... the undesirable effects of a long-life dwelling philosophy and it associated manufacture, land tenure and financing structure;	+	# ... the undesirable effects of a long-life dwelling philosophy and its associated manufacture, land tenure and financing structure;
	# ... breaking this interlocking and restrictive system as a key point — the notional life of the building;		# ... breaking this interlocking and restrictive system as a key point — the notional life of the building;
	# ... applying pressure to such a lever to produce fundamental changes;		# ... applying pressure to such a lever to produce fundamental changes;

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	* Types of dwelling.		* Types of dwelling.

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Archiblog at 10:50, 25 May 2023

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	This article concludes:—		This article concludes:—

−	* ... that Housing Research by Cedric Price provides sufficient information for others to ~~investigate~~ further.	+	* ... that Housing Research by Cedric Price provides sufficient information for others to discuss it further.

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Archiblog at 10:42, 25 May 2023

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	== Conclusion ==		== Conclusion ==

−	If the main consideration is to equate new housing more closely with the major changes in social patterning (increases in personal affluence, mobility and ‘free will’ or ‘leisure’ time), then a change is required in our current attitude to “[https:~~//www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing Housing]".~~	+	This article concludes:—

−	~~Although~~ Housing Research by Cedric Price ~~was carried out over fifty years ago it is still valid.~~	+	* ... that Housing Research by Cedric Price provides sufficient information for others to investigate further.
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−	~~Steve Mullen, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price's] Chief Assistant on the project, realized this:—~~	+
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−	* "I think the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing housing] studies which [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Came came] out of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Potteries_Thinkbelt Potteries Thinkbelt] are still very significant indeed and, you know, there are infinite ways they could be developed but the basic principles there of short-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Life life] twenty-five year [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Renewal renewal] cycle, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Services services] as far as possible above [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ground ground], [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Leasehold leasehold] rather than [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ownership ownership] – in other words, the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/House house] as a machine like a car which you can [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Park park] and renew when it becomes defunct – that to ~~me is still a very important statement which has yet to be developed properly because in this country, [https://www~~.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building buildings] are, to [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quote quote] Bucky Fuller, “Fancy nozzles on servicing [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Systems systems] of [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Land land]”, and they are not seen as [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Home homes] at all – just as [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Investment investment] in a nozzle.”"	+
−	* (Steve Mullin, 2016)	+

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Archiblog at 10:11, 25 May 2023

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	Although Housing Research by Cedric Price was carried out over fifty years ago it is still valid.		Although Housing Research by Cedric Price was carried out over fifty years ago it is still valid.
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		+	Steve Mullen, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cedric_Price Cedric Price's] Chief Assistant on the project, realized this:—
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		+	* "I think the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing housing] studies which [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Came came] out of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Potteries_Thinkbelt Potteries Thinkbelt] are still very significant indeed and, you know, there are infinite ways they could be developed but the basic principles there of short-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Life life] twenty-five year [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Renewal renewal] cycle, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Services services] as far as possible above [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ground ground], [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Leasehold leasehold] rather than [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ownership ownership] – in other words, the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/House house] as a machine like a car which you can [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Park park] and renew when it becomes defunct – that to me is still a very important statement which has yet to be developed properly because in this country, [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Building buildings] are, to [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Quote quote] Bucky Fuller, “Fancy nozzles on servicing [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Systems systems] of [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Land land]”, and they are not seen as [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Home homes] at all – just as [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Investment investment] in a nozzle.”"
		+	* (Steve Mullin, 2016)

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Archiblog at 09:59, 25 May 2023

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		+	== Notes ==
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		+	[1] "Although the research was sponsored by Cedric Price it is possible that he presented the results to the Ministry of Housing." (Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2008, '[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds/396839/projects/403448/housing-research Housing Research]')
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	• Clippings and pull quotes.		• Clippings and pull quotes.
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−	~~[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing_Research_by_Cedric_Price Back to Top]~~
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−	~~== Notes ==~~
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−	[1] "Although the research was sponsored by Cedric Price it is possible that he presented the results to the Ministry of Housing." (Canadian Centre for Architecture, 2008, '[https://www.cca.qc.ca/en/archives/380477/cedric-price-fonds/396839/projects/403448/housing-research Housing Research]')

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Archiblog at 09:56, 25 May 2023

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−	\| Indeed, the assumption that in relation to housing, there is a soluble problem rather than an indeterminate situation, could well cause, as such methods (of forecasting and problem solving) improve, increasingly restrictive assumptions to be made.
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−	~~\| Why should anyone assume that such a display of intellectually edible concepts will ever reduce, whe challenged with the hunger for somewhere to LIVE?~~
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−	\| If housing is emotionally so absurdly non-redundant then, in order to enable use-producing work methods, it appears rational to embrace EXPEDIENCY as the nearest miss to correct that can be expected from a design tool.
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−	~~\| 'Expediency' cannot be incomparable like 'arbitrary' can.~~
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−	~~• Pull quotes from 'EXPEDIENCY', p.493 AD 9/69~~
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Archiblog at 09:52, 25 May 2023

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	* The development of home learning, T.V. religion, facsimile telephones, preventive medicine, unmarried parents, E.S.P., enforced idleness, pensions by Giro and other good things may well produce an invisible community environment that looks like a lot of ordinary houses — and then they may go.		* The development of home learning, T.V. religion, facsimile telephones, preventive medicine, unmarried parents, E.S.P., enforced idleness, pensions by Giro and other good things may well produce an invisible community environment that looks like a lot of ordinary houses — and then they may go.
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		+	== Conclusion ==
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		+	If the main consideration is to equate new housing more closely with the major changes in social patterning (increases in personal affluence, mobility and ‘free will’ or ‘leisure’ time), then a change is required in our current attitude to “[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing Housing]".
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		+	Although Housing Research by Cedric Price was carried out over fifty years ago it is still valid.
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		+	[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing_Research_by_Cedric_Price Back to Top]

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−	== ~~Conclusion~~ ==	+	== Textual records ==

−	If the ~~main consideration is~~ to ~~equate new~~ housing ~~more closely with the major changes in social patterning~~, ~~then~~ a ~~change~~ is ~~required~~ in ~~our current attitude~~ to “[~~https~~:~~//www~~.~~designingbuildings~~.co.uk/~~wiki/Housing Housing]"~~.	+	{\|
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		+	[[File:Item_21929_51726217604_o.png\|link=File:Item_21929_51726217604_o.png]]
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		+	{\|
		+	\| Indeed, the assumption that in relation to housing, there is a soluble problem rather than an indeterminate situation, could well cause, as such methods (of forecasting and problem solving) improve, increasingly restrictive assumptions to be made.
		+	\|-
		+	\| Why should anyone assume that such a display of intellectually edible concepts will ever reduce, whe challenged with the hunger for somewhere to LIVE?
		+	\|-
		+	\| If housing is emotionally so absurdly non-redundant then, in order to enable use-producing work methods, it appears rational to embrace EXPEDIENCY as the nearest miss to correct that can be expected from a design tool.
		+	\|-
		+	\| 'Expediency' cannot be incomparable like 'arbitrary' can.
		+	\|}
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		+	• Pull quotes from 'EXPEDIENCY', p.493 AD 9/69
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		+	[[File:Item_21933_51730556206_o.png\|link=File:Item_21933_51730556206_o.png]]
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		+	• Clipping from p.569 AD 9/71
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Archiblog at 09:18, 25 May 2023

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	== Conclusion ==		== Conclusion ==

−	If the ~~fundamental~~ consideration is to equate new housing more closely with the major changes in social patterning ~~and new housing~~, then a change is required in our current attitude to “[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing Housing]".	+	If the main consideration is to equate new housing more closely with the major changes in social patterning, then a change is required in our current attitude to “[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing Housing]".
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−	~~This article ...~~	+
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−	* ... that in order to establish a valid equation between the major changes in social patterning and new housing	+
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−	~~This article affirms the fundamental premise of Cedric Price's Housing Research, namely:—~~	+
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−	* ... that new housing equate more closely than at present with the major changes in social patterning.	+
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