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A beautiful description of the struggle and doubts of the design process, Yarrow's anthropological gaze is enchanted by the practice office that represents a way of life, contains bits of everything, and has little room for more. Architects is one of the most generous books I have read. -- Prue Chiles Tacking deftly between vivid narrative description and rich theoretical reflection, this outstanding book will appeal to a wide readership in anthropology, design, art, and architecture. -- Anand Pandian, Johns Hopkins University, and author of<I> Reel World</I> Thomas Yarrow's book is extremely valuable and opens up anthropological writing to folks who aren't already a part of the conversation. Anyone will be able to read and relate to Architects. -- Keith M. Murphy, University of California, Irvine, and author of <I>Swedish Design</I> Architects is an insightful anthropological study of architects at work. There are amazing ethnographic descriptions of architectural work throughout. -- Albena Yaneva, University of Manchester, and author of <I>The Making of a Building</I>

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Thomas Yarrow is a social anthropologist whose work focuses on the social life of expertise. He is particularly interested in everyday interactions through which professional knowledge is produced, the personal and ideological commitments that propel this work, and the routine ethical dilemmas that arise. For Architects, Yarrow turned his attention to the lives and work of ten architects who comprise the Millar Howard Workshop, an architectural firm in the Cotswolds, UK. Yarrow is also the author of Development Beyond Politics, and the co-author of Detachment, Differentiating Development, and Archaeology and Anthropology.

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