FROM THE VITRUVIAN MAN TO CONVERSATIONAL HUMANS
Why we need to change our conception of human beings before we begin designing buildings and cities for them ...
No longer can we see the Vitruvian man, rational and perfectly proportioned, as the unit of humanity. The unit of human existence is a participatory society, where individuals are formed from the whole. Yes, they are irrational, flawed and yet therein lies our humanity.
Full paper to follow. Stay tuned.