¶ Ecology
Index Entry
Ecology:
“Now, forty-six years since my 1927 prediction that it would do so, the whole of humanity is becoming deeply concerned with its environment and is particularly aware of the relevance of ‘ecology,’ without having as yet much detailed understanding of that science. If you look at Shelter magazine which I published between 1930 and 1932, you will find that the title of the opening chapter is ‘Ecology.’ At that time I also felt that the word ‘architecture’ tended to make humans think only of classical orders rather than solving total humanity’s evolutionary shelter problems by competent and comprehensively adequate anticipatory design of tools with which humanity could cope intelligently in solving their problems to everyone’s progressively highest advantage and satisfaction. I then decided to rename ‘architecture’ and called it ‘Environmental Designing.’”
