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Berkeley architecture students did not genuinely like their own buildings in the ordinary sense that one likes a hamburger or a rose.

Alexander's diagnosis at the architecture jury; he led students to admit that they had never been taught to like what they make.

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Berkeley architecture students admitted, after half an hour of discussion, that they did not genuinely like their own work in the ordinary sense.
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Empirical outcome of the architecture jury intervention: students conceded that professional training had never emphasized liking what one makes.

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Professional architectural training never emphasizes that students should genuinely like what they are doing.
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A structural critique of architectural education: pleasing oneself is not part of the professional discipline taught.

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