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Conclusion: There are no right or wrong answers here, but <strong>the</strong> purpose if <strong>the</strong><br />

exercise is to get you th<strong>in</strong>k<strong>in</strong>g about your own personal political philosophy or<br />

viewpo<strong>in</strong>t. If you don’t have one <strong>the</strong>n please read <strong>the</strong> key texts, and conduct<br />

your own research from <strong>the</strong> guidel<strong>in</strong>es and handout given <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> lecture Look at<br />

how <strong>the</strong> philosophy <strong>of</strong> many architects underp<strong>in</strong>s <strong>the</strong>ir <strong>design</strong>s.<br />

“In <strong>the</strong> city we just simply cannot af<strong>for</strong>d to rebuild all our build<strong>in</strong>gs. We have to<br />

reth<strong>in</strong>k our exist<strong>in</strong>g structures. We can't just have five or ten perfect examples<br />

<strong>of</strong> environmentally susta<strong>in</strong>able <strong>design</strong>. We must make our bad build<strong>in</strong>gs<br />

better.”<br />

Richard Goodw<strong>in</strong> 2004<br />

Activity: Log onto <strong>the</strong> VDS website www.vds.com and follow <strong>the</strong> l<strong>in</strong>k to<br />

Facebook. Strike up a conversation with your fellow colleagues us<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> chat<br />

facility. Ask <strong>the</strong>m about <strong>the</strong>ir own political perspectives, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g justification<br />

and orig<strong>in</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir particular perspectives. Th<strong>in</strong>k about how your viewpo<strong>in</strong>t<br />

differs from your colleagues. Update your Facebook pr<strong>of</strong>ile with your viewpo<strong>in</strong>t,<br />

and sketch your ideas below.<br />

Feedback (Cont. Overleaf):<br />

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