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Computers, metaphors and change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 August 2008

Richard Coyne
Richard Coyne
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Department of Architectural and Design ScienceUniversity of SydneySydney NSW 2006Australia
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Abstract

The study of metaphor provides valuable insights into the workings of technology and how technology brings about change. This paper considers some current influential thinking about metaphor and how this impinges on understandings of technology and design.

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arq: Architectural Research Quarterly , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , Autumn 1995, pp. 62 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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