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Suzanne Keller, Princeton University
President of the World Society of EKISTICS
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In my brief talk I will focus on C.A. Doxiadis as creator of a social and
intellectual movement that inspired not only architects but leaders in
business and politics, the professions and the arts. I will describe the
experience, as a Sociologist, of participating in this pioneering effort
and the key debates and discourse it spawned. Doxiadis, a compelling
speaker, was a star on the international stage. His ability to communicate
across national and disciplinary boundaries drew myriads of acolytes to his
school, research endeavors, yearly symposia, and planning projects. He was
both visionary and practitioner, "a mason" as he liked to say. He was also
a man in a hurry who put all his impressive energies into a multi-faceted
approach to creating a safe and benificent habitat for humanity. His
expansive view is being honored today for its prophetic insights into the
urban global world in the making.
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