Architecture is not simply a backdrop for human activity but... - Michel Foucault

"Architecture is not simply a backdrop for human activity but shapes the very nature of that activity."

Michel Foucault Art

Philosopher, Theorist French 1926–1984

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"Living well means living properly."

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