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LiteraryNonfiction.Cross-Genre.ThisdelectablebookcollectstherococoproseofLisaRobertson,theambulatoryOfficeforSoftArchitecture.Thereareessays--manyoriginallypublishedascataloguetextsbyartgalleries--onthesyntaxofthesuburbanhome,Vancouverfountains,ValueVillage,thejoyofsynthetics,scaffoldingandthepersistenceoftheHimalayanblackberry.TherearealsosevenWalks,toursofVancouversites--poeticdioramas,really,andmorematerialthancementcouldeverbe.SOFTARCHITECTUREexistsatthecrossroadsofpoetry,theory,urbangeographyandculturalcriticism,someplacewherethequotidianandthemetaphysicalmarryandinvert.Anditmakesforoneofthemostintriguingbooksyou'lleverread.OriginallypublishedbyClearCutPressin2004,thisrevisededitionfeaturesaforewordandnewmaterial.