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Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver

Adhocism: The Case for Improvisation

Adhocism: The Case for Improvisation

A seminal 1972 design and architecture manifesto by Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver advocating for improvisation and resourcefulness.

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    “This 1972 design and architecture manifesto written by Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver, argues that the future of design lies not in grand unified visions but in combination, improvisation, and making do with what’s at hand. Decades ahead of its time, it anticipated the maker culture, remix aesthetics, and DIY ethos that would come to define design thinking generations later — a quietly radical case for imperfection over mastery.”

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