Designing with Difference: A Rejoinder
Kim Dovey · Meanjin · 1994
A literary critic buys a house for a particular amenity it offers, namely the sublime experience of walking through a former quarry/rubbish tip near by. On discovering that it is being developed through a community-based design process, he organizes a door knock petition to oppose the proposal. He is unsuccessful, and concludes that there is no place in local politics for aesthetic discourse. This critique of the design process is shared with what is assumed to be a rather narrow audience. I will assume a broader one for this rejoinder.