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Author Archives: Michael Paton

Dr Michael Paton is an associate of the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Sydney. He was previously the Teaching Quality Fellow in the Faculty of Economics and Business, co-founder of the research group Sustainable Management of Organisations Group (SMOG), and Vice President (Asia) of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science.

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Posted inSpinifex

Southern Reflections on Sustainability and Rio

by Michael Paton 23 June 202224 June 2022
Posted inSpinifex

Vale Andrew Symonds – and some lessons on the value of longer term thinking

by Michael Paton 2 June 20222 June 2022
Posted inHousing

Apartment towers? No thanks

by Michael Paton 5 July 20216 July 2021
Posted inArts and Letters

Jack Mundey, the Liverpudlian and some other expats

by Michael Paton 14 May 202019 May 2020
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Posted inArchitecture

Is the Chau Chak Wing Museum playing feng shui games with the University of Sydney?

by Michael Paton 11 February 201915 February 2019
Posted inSpinifex

Michael Paton responds: Feng shui is more than metaphor

by Michael Paton 23 July 201523 July 2015
Posted inArticles

Fengshui, sustainability and the ethics of chance

by Michael Paton 29 May 201215 January 2013

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