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...image it is not bad, for halls like the Davies are really a kind of musical instrument constructed and tuned by acousticians. Although they can improve or "tune" their work to a degree, acousticians are among the high rollers of science. Will the hall that rises from the blueprint and equations have satisfying sound...
...make a "one-inch contribution to mankind" begin their mornings at 5, when they and Supervising Architect Tony Brown, 43, decide how the day is to be spent. At present, the crew is building the foundations for Arcosanti's East Crescent, a residential and theater complex. While the blueprint reading and the blasting are entrusted only to experienced hands, workshoppers do the heavy jobs like pouring concrete. "We were flower children," says Maria Gonzalez, 30, "and we had our vague ideas about praying and meditation and 15,000 relationships. But most of us have grown up now, and what...
Just hours before the Senate vote, a relaxed and even jocular Muskie fielded friendly questions from the Foreign Relations Committee. Said he: "I have brought no detailed new blueprint to this hearing. Only days ago, I was seated on your side of this room." He served on the committee for six years. Muskie's role in the Administration rather than his views on specific policy issues seemed to be on most Senators' minds. They urged him not to be upstaged by National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski. Said Delaware Democrat Joseph Biden: "I hope that you will walk into...
Today Marglin still does not have a blueprint for a new way to reorganize the economy. He compares our situation today to "the position of people in the Middle Ages who were wondering if there was some better way to organize agricultural production." The change could occur in a violent way if society breaks down, Marglin says, but admits that he has hopes it might occur more gradually because, "although some have the notion that a purge or blood-letting is necessary, violence creates a certain terror of its own." Marglin points to current government technical assistance and funding...
Second, this type of innovation is not really understood very well. There are a lot of people who want something that they can just do, a blueprint. This isn't a blueprint: we're talking about developing a process, a form of governance and involvement and learning, and it takes time and developing. It's hard for people to imagine what it is, never having seen...