Myth and Maturity: Toward a New Order in the Decade of Design Author(s): Richard Buchanan Source: Design Issues, Vol. 6, No. 2 (Spring, 1990), pp. 70-80 Published by: The MIT Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/1511439 Accessed: 22/12/2009 13:41
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