“Use in Architectural Design”

This article is the English version of a paper presented 30 years ago, in 1993, for the Laboratoire Architecture, Usage, Altérité (LAUA). The author explores the place historically held by concepts specific to architecture in relation to its societal aims. Highlighting the fact that these concepts h...

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Main Author: Daniel Pinson
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Language:fra
Published: Ministère de la culture 2023-12-01
Series:Les Cahiers de la Recherche Architecturale, Urbaine et Paysagère
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/craup/13511
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