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Returning Arakan is a novel-length design fiction that tell the story of moving 200,000 Rohingya refugees from Bangladesh to the island of Borneo. Go to publications page to request a pdf of the 225 paged book.

​Writing Design Fiction, Relocating a City in Crisis
“Design fiction” is a fast growing area within design and architecture, increasingly deployed as a serious methodology by designers as a
tool in scenario planning. Writing Design Fiction takes the practice to a higher level conceptually and theoretically, but also practically.
The book is divided into four parts, with the fictional narrative bookended by further critical analysis. Part One shows how a critique of
existing modes of design fiction can lead to more grounded and critical thinking and practice. Part Three critically reflects on the narrative,
while Part Four presents the practical application of the second order design fiction approach. This book demonstrates the value of a more
developed mode of design fiction to students, professional designers and architects across the breadth of design practices, as well as to
other disciplines interested in the future of cities.

REVIEWS
"Twisting time’s arrow into a knot, Tony Fry loops together a fictional city’s future collapse with our own crises of the present. Urgent and unsettling, his penetrating reflections reveal unexpected opportunities for turning design fiction into design action."
Jamer Hunt, Parsons School of Design, The New School, USA
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"Tony Fry's second order design fiction approach pulverizes the entanglements of the past and current design intelligentsia. Comprehending the essence of design through the fictional story of Harshon, powerfully “moves” us to a threshold of awareness of the existential significance of design, from which one is disclosed as “engaged design”."
Philippe d’Anjou, Florida Atlantic University, USA

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