"my credo"- John Habraken
Study the field
it will be there without you
but you can contribute to it
Study the field as a living organism
It has no form, but it has structure
Find its structure and form will come
The field has continuity
merge with it
and others will join you
Because the field has continuity
no job is large or small
all you do is adding to the field
Nobody builds alone:
When you do something large
leave the small to others
When you do something small
enhance the large
Respond to those before you:
When you find structure
inhabit it
when you find type
play with it
when you find patterns
seek to continue them
Be hospitable to those after you:
give structure
as well as form
The more you seek to continue
what was done by others already
the more you will be recognized for it
the more others will continue what you did
Cooperate;
When you can borrow from others
borrow, and praise them for it
When you can steal from others
steal, and admit it freely
No matter what you do
your work will be your own
Avoid style: leave it to the critics and historians
Choose method: it is what you share with your peers
Forget self expression
It is a delusion
Whatever you do
will be recognized by others as your expression
don't give it a thought
Do what the field needs