Design Research Archive

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Superstudio, The Continuous Monument

The most interesting design work happens at the boundaries between disciplines. When we stop treating design as a service profession and start treating it as a way of thinking, new possibilities emerge.

See also: Christopher Alexander, A Pattern Language

Diagram, Cedric Price — Fun Palace

The Web as a City — Robin Sloan

An essay on the web as urban space, with neighborhoods, parks, and infrastructure.

Note on interfaces

On Interfaces

An interface is not a surface. It is a relationship between two systems, mediated by a shared boundary. The best interfaces disappear — they become the activity itself.

Archigram, Instant City

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