"At present the machines are in control and no human values are respected."
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Chapter 9, The house group, p. 132
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Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis
Constantinos Apostolou Doxiadis (14 May 1913 β 28 June 1975), often quoted as "C.A. Doxiadis", was a Greek architect and town planner. He became known as the lead architect of Islamabad, the new capital of Pakistan, and later as the father of Ekistics.
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