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The Palestinians Need a Proprietary Government
The massacre of October 7th and the ensuing war on the Gaza strip have, according to some, put the final nail in the coffin of the two-state solution…
Nov 6, 2023
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Andries Kerpestein
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About my forthcoming book, The Proprietary State
Considerable time has passed since my last post. In the meantime, I have written a book, titled The Proprietary State. For more than a year, I have…
Nov 6, 2023
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July 2022
A Path to Prosperity - The Butterfly Effect
How an academic curiosity led me on a Caribbean adventure
Jul 22, 2022
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What to Expect from this Blog
On this blog, I post the fruits of the deep dives I take in the subjects that interest me. I do not write regularly. When I do, my articles transcend…
Jul 22, 2022
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February 2022
Architecture and Evolution: VIII. The Value of Beauty and How To Profit From It
In this article, the last of this series, I delve into the economic value of traditional architecture and how to monetise it.
Feb 14, 2022
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Andries Kerpestein
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December 2021
Architecture and Evolution: VII. The Inevitable Failure of Modernism
Many have been writing about the failures of modern architecture ever since its inception in the early twentieth century amongst communist…
Dec 21, 2021
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October 2021
Architecture and Evolution: VI. Universal Principles for Good Architecture
As has been shown in the first three articles of this series, the evolution of our species has left us with innate aesthetic preferences. Summing things…
Oct 21, 2021
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Architecture and Evolution: V. An Evolutionary Theory of Architecture
In biology, evolution refers to the gradual change of species over time. The theory of natural selection, which was conceived independently by Charles…
Oct 21, 2021
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Architecture and Evolution: IV. The Position of the Viewer
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. That is not to say, as is what this saying is mostly used for, that our aesthetic preferences differ wildly and…
Oct 16, 2021
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Architecture and Evolution: III. Ornament
Like symmetry, ornament has been a principal feature of architecture throughout history, until modernism rose to significance. Ornament can be found in…
Oct 16, 2021
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Architecture and Evolution: II. Symmetry
As structures from all corners of the world attest to, one of the most universal phenomena in the history of architecture is symmetry. This is not…
Oct 13, 2021
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Architecture and Evolution: I. The Importance of Architecture
A short foundation on why beauty matters
Oct 13, 2021
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