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	In other words, this article evidences the fact:—		In other words, this article evidences the fact:—

−	* ... that housing in the UK from 1918 to 1968 was infinitely regressive.	+	* ... that so-called "permanent" housing built in the UK from 1918 to 1968 was infinitely regressive.

	Thus this article also concludes:—		Thus this article also concludes:—

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	• Edited extract from 'DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England' compiled by Lucia Alonso. Source: [https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england Housing Standardisation]		• Edited extract from 'DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England' compiled by Lucia Alonso. Source: [https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england Housing Standardisation]
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−	~~== White Paper Housing Policy (1945), Cmd. 6609 ==~~
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−	~~According to Hansard:—~~
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−	* The White Paper Housing Policy (1945), Cmd. 6609, published in March 1945 by the wartime Coalition Government, outlined the United Kingdom's strategy to address the severe housing crisis following World War II. The document estimated that approximately 750,000 new dwellings were needed to provide separate homes for every family, with an additional 500,000 required to alleviate overcrowding. This assessment did not account for the anticipated increase in household formation due to post-war marriages or the ongoing deterioration of existing housing stock.
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−	~~Key Objectives and Strategies:~~
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−	* Temporary Housing Programme: To bridge the immediate housing gap, the government initiated a temporary housing programme, authorizing expenditure up to £150 million for the construction of prefabricated homes. The initial target was 145,000 units, with costs per unit ranging from £600 to £900. [https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1947/nov/21/housing-temporary-accommodation-bill?utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository+3UK Parliament API+3Wikipedia+3]
−	* Expansion of Building Labour Force: Recognizing the need for a substantial workforce, the policy aimed to increase the building labour force from 337,000 at the end of the war to 800,000 within a year, prioritizing housing construction and repair of war-damaged properties. [https://researchrepository.ilo.org/view/pdfCoverPage?download=true&filePid=13115254460002676&instCode=41ILO_INST&utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository]
−	* Material Utilization and Standardization: Due to shortages in traditional building materials like steel, the programme emphasized the use of alternative materials such as asbestos-cement, concrete, and timber. Standardization of fittings and components was also promoted to expedite construction and control costs. [https://researchrepository.ilo.org/view/pdfCoverPage?download=true&filePid=13115254460002676&instCode=41ILO_INST&utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository]
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−	~~Implementation and Outcomes:~~
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−	The policy laid the groundwork for the post-war housing initiatives undertaken by the subsequent Labour government. By 1948, the target of constructing 750,000 additional houses was achieved. The temporary housing programme resulted in the construction of approximately 156,623 prefabricated homes between 1945 and 1951, providing immediate relief to many families. [https://scispace.com/pdf/the-development-and-implementation-of-postwar-housing-policy-38rsqb4py6.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com University of Exeter New WordPress+3SciSpace+3SURE+3][https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374584609_Slaying_Squalor_An_assessment_of_Labour%27s_housing_record_1945_to_1951?utm_source=chatgpt.com ResearchGate][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabs_in_the_United_Kingdom?utm_source=chatgpt.com Wikipedia+1UK Parliament API+1]
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−	Cmd. 6609 was instrumental in shaping Britain's post-war housing policy, emphasizing the need for both immediate and long-term solutions to the housing shortage, and highlighting the importance of government intervention in ensuring adequate housing for all citizens.
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	• Edited extract from 'DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England' compiled by Lucia Alonso. Source: [https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england Housing Standardisation]		• Edited extract from 'DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England' compiled by Lucia Alonso. Source: [https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england Housing Standardisation]
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		+	== ADDENDUM ==
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		+	== White Paper Housing Policy (1945), Cmd. 6609 ==
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		+	According to Hansard:—
		+
		+	* The White Paper Housing Policy (1945), Cmd. 6609, published in March 1945 by the wartime Coalition Government, outlined the United Kingdom's strategy to address the severe housing crisis following World War II. The document estimated that approximately 750,000 new dwellings were needed to provide separate homes for every family, with an additional 500,000 required to alleviate overcrowding. This assessment did not account for the anticipated increase in household formation due to post-war marriages or the ongoing deterioration of existing housing stock.
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		+	Key Objectives and Strategies:
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		+	* Temporary Housing Programme: To bridge the immediate housing gap, the government initiated a temporary housing programme, authorizing expenditure up to £150 million for the construction of prefabricated homes. The initial target was 145,000 units, with costs per unit ranging from £600 to £900. [https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/commons/1947/nov/21/housing-temporary-accommodation-bill?utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository+3UK Parliament API+3Wikipedia+3]
		+	* Expansion of Building Labour Force: Recognizing the need for a substantial workforce, the policy aimed to increase the building labour force from 337,000 at the end of the war to 800,000 within a year, prioritizing housing construction and repair of war-damaged properties. [https://researchrepository.ilo.org/view/pdfCoverPage?download=true&filePid=13115254460002676&instCode=41ILO_INST&utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository]
		+	* Material Utilization and Standardization: Due to shortages in traditional building materials like steel, the programme emphasized the use of alternative materials such as asbestos-cement, concrete, and timber. Standardization of fittings and components was also promoted to expedite construction and control costs. [https://researchrepository.ilo.org/view/pdfCoverPage?download=true&filePid=13115254460002676&instCode=41ILO_INST&utm_source=chatgpt.com Research Repository]
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		+	Implementation and Outcomes:
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		+	The policy laid the groundwork for the post-war housing initiatives undertaken by the subsequent Labour government. By 1948, the target of constructing 750,000 additional houses was achieved. The temporary housing programme resulted in the construction of approximately 156,623 prefabricated homes between 1945 and 1951, providing immediate relief to many families. [https://scispace.com/pdf/the-development-and-implementation-of-postwar-housing-policy-38rsqb4py6.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com University of Exeter New WordPress+3SciSpace+3SURE+3][https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374584609_Slaying_Squalor_An_assessment_of_Labour%27s_housing_record_1945_to_1951?utm_source=chatgpt.com ResearchGate][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefabs_in_the_United_Kingdom?utm_source=chatgpt.com Wikipedia+1UK Parliament API+1]
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		+	Cmd. 6609 was instrumental in shaping Britain's post-war housing policy, emphasizing the need for both immediate and long-term solutions to the housing shortage, and highlighting the importance of government intervention in ensuring adequate housing for all citizens.
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	* The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Government government] aimed to provide enough homes for each [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Family family] who required an individual [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Dwelling dwelling], which it perceived had been the situation in 1939 prior to the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Outbreak outbreak] of war. However, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz the Blitz] had [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Rendered rendered] some 450,000 homes either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. A secondary intention of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Act act] was the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Completion completion] of the pre-war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum_clearance slum clearance] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Project project]."		* The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Government government] aimed to provide enough homes for each [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Family family] who required an individual [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Dwelling dwelling], which it perceived had been the situation in 1939 prior to the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Outbreak outbreak] of war. However, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz the Blitz] had [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Rendered rendered] some 450,000 homes either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. A secondary intention of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Act act] was the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Completion completion] of the pre-war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum_clearance slum clearance] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Project project]."
	* (Wikipedia, 2023, ' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_(Temporary_Accommodation)_Act_1944 Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944] ')		* (Wikipedia, 2023, ' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_(Temporary_Accommodation)_Act_1944 Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944] ')
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		+	According to Brenda Vale:—
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		+	* "Ultimately, the most sophisticated arrangement of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Standards standard] two bed-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Room room] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Accommodation accommodation] was probably that of the Arcon Mark V [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bungalow bungalow]. The two-[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bedroom bedroom] Arcon had all [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Room rooms], apart from the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Kitchen kitchen], leading off a [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Hall hall] which contained the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Wc WC] and a built-in [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Meter meter] and coat [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cupboards cupboard]. The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Airing_cupboard airing cupboard], which was [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Part part] of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Prefabricated prefabricated] bathroom/[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Kitchen kitchen] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Units unit], also gave into the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Hall hall]. [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Partition Partitions] between the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Living_room living room] and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bedroom bedroom] 1 and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bedroom bedroom] 2 and the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Hall hall] were partly composed of [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cupboards cupboard] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Units units]. The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Kitchen kitchen], apart from its [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Cooker cooker], [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Sink sink] etc, which were combined with the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bathroom bathroom] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Plumbing plumbing] and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Wiring wiring], also contained a [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Larder larder] with [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Ventilation ventilation] direct to the outside, and a folding [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Table table]. A separate [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Shed shed] was to be provided in the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Garden garden] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Space space] for the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Storage storage] of bicycles and [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Tools tools]. All the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Bungalow bungalows] were [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Variations variations] of similar [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Accommodation accommodation]."
		+	* (ib., p.2)
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		+	[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wQGFcL0KK0y0U3-wmzENYPVGMS5n9JmG/view Learn More]
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	[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/DOMESTIKIT:_UK#PERIOD_ONE:_1944-1949 Learn More]		[https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/DOMESTIKIT:_UK#PERIOD_ONE:_1944-1949 Learn More]
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		+	According to Wikipedians:—
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		+	* "The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_(Temporary_Accommodation)_Act_1944 Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944] ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7_%26_8_Geo._6 7 & 8 Geo. 6]. c. 36) is an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Parliament Act] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom Parliament of the United Kingdom] which was passed in [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Order order] to provide solutions to the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Housing_crisis housing crisis] which occurred at the end of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II World War II].
		+	* The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Act Act] was the responsibility of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Reconstruction Ministry of Reconstruction], and came in response to the recommendations of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burt_Committee Burt Committee], which had been established in 1942.
		+	* The [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Government government] aimed to provide enough homes for each [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Family family] who required an individual [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Dwelling dwelling], which it perceived had been the situation in 1939 prior to the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Outbreak outbreak] of war. However, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blitz the Blitz] had [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Rendered rendered] some 450,000 homes either completely destroyed or uninhabitable. A secondary intention of the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Act act] was the [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Completion completion] of the pre-war [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slum_clearance slum clearance] [https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/Project project]."
		+	* (Wikipedia, 2023, ' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_(Temporary_Accommodation)_Act_1944 Housing (Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944] ')
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	* In 1944, the Dudley Committee was appointed by the Ministry of Health to “make recommendations about the design, planning, layout standards of construction and equipment of dwellings for people throughout the country”. The Committee Report entitled Design of Dwellings was the second important milestone in the evolution of the official control of house planning and design. The report had an important influence on the built form and use of dwellings which were built from that time. The terms of reference which were established for the committee limited its investigation to houses built by local authorities. However, for the first time reference to .‘the working classes” was deleted. This was an important change. The houses were no longer built for a specific category of people, and the demarcation of interests was reduced.		* In 1944, the Dudley Committee was appointed by the Ministry of Health to “make recommendations about the design, planning, layout standards of construction and equipment of dwellings for people throughout the country”. The Committee Report entitled Design of Dwellings was the second important milestone in the evolution of the official control of house planning and design. The report had an important influence on the built form and use of dwellings which were built from that time. The terms of reference which were established for the committee limited its investigation to houses built by local authorities. However, for the first time reference to .‘the working classes” was deleted. This was an important change. The houses were no longer built for a specific category of people, and the demarcation of interests was reduced.
	* (ib., p.132)		* (ib., p.132)
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		+	According to the report, the committee was actually a sub-committee of the Central Housing Advisory Committee (CHOC) appointed in 1942 - see below.

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−	== ~~An AI~~ note on Infinite Regress Arguments ==	+	== A note on Infinite Regress Arguments ==
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		+	Daniel Bonevac's lecture on infinite regress arguments, as transcribed on the Extremely Provocative blog, offers a structured framework for understanding and analyzing such arguments in philosophy. See '[https://extremelyprovocative.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/infinite-regress-arguments-by-daniel-bonevac-with-transcript/ ‘Infinite Regress Arguments’ by Daniel Bonevac – with Transcript]'.

	=== Structure of Infinite Regress Arguments ===		=== Structure of Infinite Regress Arguments ===

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	# Lucia Alonso (2023) '[https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England]', Housing Standardisation		# Lucia Alonso (2023) '[https://housingstandardisation.com/systems/housing-standards-manuals-and-acts-in-england DATASET: Housing Standards, Manuals and Acts in England]', Housing Standardisation
	# House of Commons (2013) '[https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP13-14/RP13-14.pdf The History of Parliamentary Franchise]', researchbriefings,files.parliament.uk		# House of Commons (2013) '[https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/RP13-14/RP13-14.pdf The History of Parliamentary Franchise]', researchbriefings,files.parliament.uk
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		+	== An AI note on Infinite Regress Arguments ==
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		+	=== Structure of Infinite Regress Arguments ===
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		+	Bonevac identifies two fundamental components in these arguments:
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		+	# Domain (D): A set of entities under consideration, such as beliefs, actions, or objects.
		+	# Relation (R): A binary relation that connects elements within the domain.
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		+	The argument is built upon three key premises:
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		+	* Non-emptiness Premise: Asserts that the domain contains at least one element.
		+	* Seriality Premise: Every element in the domain is related to another element via relation R.
		+	* No-Termination Premise: There is no initial or foundational element that terminates the regress.
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		+	When these premises are accepted, they lead to an infinite regress, where each element depends on a preceding one ad infinitum.
		+
		+	=== Evaluating Infinite Regresses ===
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		+	Bonevac emphasizes that not all infinite regresses are problematic. The critical issue is whether the regress is vicious, meaning it undermines the explanation or leads to contradictions. For instance, in epistemology, an infinite regress of justifications may prevent any belief from being adequately justified, posing a significant problem. Conversely, some infinite structures, like the sequence of natural numbers, are considered benign and do not pose such issues.
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		+	=== Addressing Infinite Regresses ===
		+
		+	To resolve or avoid vicious infinite regresses, philosophers have proposed several strategies:
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		+	* Foundationalism: Posits the existence of basic, self-justified beliefs or elements that do not require further justification.
		+	* Coherentism: Suggests that beliefs are justified by their coherence within a system, rather than by linear justification chains.
		+	* Skepticism: Rejects the possibility of certain knowledge, thereby denying the initial premises that lead to the regress.
		+
		+	Bonevac's framework aids in pinpointing which premise to challenge when confronted with an infinite regress, facilitating a clearer analysis of complex philosophical arguments.

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	* ... that Cedric Price anticipated that, going forward in time, housing in the UK would be seen in a 'problem-solving' context to be infinitely regressive.		* ... that Cedric Price anticipated that, going forward in time, housing in the UK would be seen in a 'problem-solving' context to be infinitely regressive.

−	See, for example, the articles by Nicholas Negroponte [] and by Stanford Anderson [] in the same September issue.	+	See, for example, the articles by Nicholas Negroponte [2] and by Stanford Anderson [3] in the same September issue.

	== INFINITE REGRESS ARGUMENT ==		== INFINITE REGRESS ARGUMENT ==
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	[1] "A working hypothesis is a hypothesis that is provisionally accepted as a basis for further ongoing research in the hope that a tenable theory will be produced, even if the hypothesis ultimately fails. Like all hypotheses, a working hypothesis is constructed as a statement of expectations, which can be linked to deductive, exploratory research in empirical investigation and is often used as a conceptual framework in qualitative research." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_hypothesis Wikipedia]		[1] "A working hypothesis is a hypothesis that is provisionally accepted as a basis for further ongoing research in the hope that a tenable theory will be produced, even if the hypothesis ultimately fails. Like all hypotheses, a working hypothesis is constructed as a statement of expectations, which can be linked to deductive, exploratory research in empirical investigation and is often used as a conceptual framework in qualitative research." [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_hypothesis Wikipedia]
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		+	[2] Nicholas Negroponte (1969) 'Architecture Machine', AD 9/69, p.510
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		+	[3] Stanford Anderson (1969) 'Commentary', AD 9/69, p.514

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