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“to sustain high health for 12 months without sewer disposal or further input supply beside Sun radiation. . . .”
". . . Industrial corporations are too nearsighted while scientists are usually infinitely too farsighted. Industrial corporations tend toward a plastic-flowered heaven with sexy-scented, plastic, call-girl angels. The scientists tend toward test-tube babies and the deflation of the reproductive urge on the psychiatrist’s couch. On the other hand, architecture students are realistically idealistic and have well-coordinated vision and a running start on what is needed. Industrial corporations are preoccupied with immediate profits and not with man’s total success. They are interested in making money while architectural students are primarily interested in making man a total physical, cultural, and moral success.
"Architectural-science students will in due course realize that they are designing an entire family of complementary instruments of livingry-- similar in comprehensive functioning to the whole family of musical instruments. They will be willing to allow man the privilege of playing his own instruments and of composing not only one-instrument music but of composing
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- THE PROSPECTS FOR HUMANITY, Sat. Review, 19 Sep’64
