“Adhocism” is a term coined by Charles Jencks and first used by
him in architectural criticism in 1968. It can also be applied to many human endeavours,
denoting a principal of action having speed
or economy and purpose or utility.
Basically it involves using an available system or dealing with an existing situation
in a new way to solve a problem quickly and efficiently. It is a method of
creation relying particularly on resources which are already at hand.
Incidentally, the word adhocism has the property of itself being ad hoc. An initially clumsy
parasynthesis like “one-upmanship” or “feedback”, it forces recognition of its
own birth and history.
- Foreword, Adhocism –
The case of for Improvisation by Charles Jencks and Nathan Silver
Paris
Delft
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