Bonjour Dr. Giard ! And Hello to colleagues!
Dr. Giard, you close your post saying:
"Instead of creating lines that delineate one design activity from another
with outdated terminology that only serves to create camps that often
prefer not to see what we have in common but only what makes us different
why not declare that design does not have boundaries and that we strive to
do as well as possible. Otherwise, design could become infinitely
fragmented and for what purpose."
Alas, your wish would go against the currently reigning expert clericalism,
à la solde and to the unique purpose of the dominant ideology of
industrialism and its bureaucratic way of imposing a unique lifestyle to
the populace!
If the Balinese craftsperson and all the members of the commons
specializing in artifacts planning and make were left alone with their
brotherly ideology and boundless communal ways of life, as always they
would definitely keep striving "to do as well as possible"; i.e. with
dedication, rigor, and care for their respective communities.
Is there a room for conciliation of both ideologies, as opposed as they
are? Conciliation must be found, and I think that is the question du siècle
that we should be debating instead.
François
Montréal
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