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iisell ii is or yalue in assessing mugy llows in ihe
sysiein, and is alio a generaior oi eiealiiiiry Because ii
is based on a sec oi tum ly iandoin seleeiions. ii
may reveal sonieyeiyinnov edesigrs
The pm is as rollows we seleel and lisi a sel ol
duly: eoinponenls, arid wiih lhe-n a sel ol pbmmt
oi eonneeiiye siraiegies ll our eiiinporieaie are
amnstd in a oiele around lhese"mnn2(linlu“, we can
pm ihein up an iandorn. make a akeleh oi lhe iesulls,
and see whai ii is ihal we hays lchitved This hees us
horn "fihmul decisions, and limes us in eoiisider
unusual (unnean loe iheir value; eonneeiiiaiis ihai
would be inhibiled lioin proposing by our lirniled
educalion, by euliural "strain", or by normal usngl.
15ee Table :1)
How!
windniiii slaiaga box
Glasshouse ATIACHED To Yard oi
ouinpound
Ammll shelisi ass»): caves
Trellis ARGUND Trenches
Mounds oven Swales
compvsl heaps in Funds
Plans on Chuzkans
Ducks uunsn rirh
wmdbrsak OOMAINING 5am
Fence
mu 3.2
RANDOM ASSEMBLY SELECTION
Having laid oui a simple diaerain, we can seleei any
one eoinpoiieni and eonnecl il io oihers, eieaiine
inlays ioi lurlher eaaiiiinalion as lo iheir pariieulae
uses and hineuons Sorne siinple rumpus am
. GIAssMuse OVER house
. smug: box IN glashouu
- nail 0N pond
. Glasshouseou rah
. House bhsm Pond
And, “ling inore eonneeiions, glasshuuse can
TAINING coinpiasi heap ATTACHED To house
BESIDE pond wilh eaye UNDER, mumbling slung:
boils will. planis IN due
We an skeieh lhase, arid rae iusl whal ii is we have
achieved in ieeins oi my sayings, umqut assemb-
lies. apeoal mm liar eliniaie. increased yieldeuinpael
design, or easier aeeessibilily. As we do nol usually
ihink ul ihese uxuls with respeei la lien “mm/Wu, ihis
siinple dnigll smlegy has us lo do so. and loaehiere
lnnuvihvl mulls
Havmg illusiraled iby way or a diagiarnl ianduin
asseinblies. we can lhzn think oui whai would happen
ii we did in laei build ihern or model iiiern. Ralis an
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oleouise. beoiienled quickly lo suii seasons. Caves are
eool and ponds in iheiii alniosi iininune lmm eyapora.
iioii, Ducks are sale [mm predalois aii rails class
houses on rails wiu warm euniaiiied Walt: and ereaie
iheinial Houses and eurieiiis, Solar cells will lighl
eaves, and eases below houses supply skamc and cool
or warin aii Trees shade houses, and so on
Thus, uairnune min ridicule and «mom, weean Ivy
various uiilikely coinbinaiieins and links 0!
eoinpunenis iall oi whieh probably eaisi somewheiel,
and liy iia assess whal we have done iii INNS 12/
[William This is, ii you like, worklng baekwan-ls hoin
assembly lo lunclion m beneliis and sysiein
ehaiaeleiisiies. The yalue oi ihis approach is ihai ii
trees us io eieaie iioyel assemblies and io assess ihein
belere irials
Crealiye soluiions may also be arrived ai by
conslanely ieeexainininy a piolalein. and by
consideiing every lorin or soluiioh, Including ihai
ii-nporianl slinky oi dulllg minus! iruknukali
W
Ra§1ala a probinin many ways, reyeise ins |ladl|lunal
aoomamiss. and allow wary soiiniuri id be considered
simple soiiinbna may be lound iay ihis process
The ail oi (kinking backwards, or in opposiies. is ollen
aeeu eileeove in problmmlving ll is easier io drive
an axle oul oi a wheel ihan lo knock a wheel on an
axle. easier is lower a polled line dowii a dark shall
over a period oi moaihs ihan io glow il up horn ihe
boiloin so, it we wnl-rv away ai problems in ierins iii
Mlmenwnrs, lummg ihinps oh iheir head and sullng
ihe opposiie, we may liiid ihal real soluiions lie in
aieas hee iniin acquired knowledge and values
3.8
FLOW DIAGRAMS
DESIGN FOR WORK PLACES
For dtslyullg any special work place, lienn a kilehen ie
a plani iiuisery. ihe pleczdmg riielhods haye lin-iiied
uses. Here, we call in a dilierenl inelhod—lhe 'flow
ehaii~ We Imagine how ihe process llows ii. ihe
kiichen we iahe lioin sloiaee. prepare, sook, serve, and
salher iii ihe plales and iood loi wasie disposal and
ieluiai id image
Thur lhe processes iellow a eenalii paih The besl
kiichens are ueshaped ur eornpaei, so lhai leasl
nioyeriieni is necessary Slanges are near ihu place
where loud, plales, or pols and pans are needed
Frequenily-used iieins are lo hand on benches, or in
special niches sirung bllxh, bench laps, or iables are
buili is iake lhe heayy work oI chopplng and ihe
clamping oii or gnnders and liour inills We (all niaik
such deslgns dui on ihe gmund, and walk around
ihese. Preparing an lmlmiry ineal, measunng ihe
spam ialien up by irays, pois, and poisio sihrages, and