ɡˈænz ˈɔːlsoʊ kəntˈɪnjuːd tə ɹˈaɪt kɹˈɪɾɪkli ɐbˌaʊt wʌt hiː kˈɔːld ðə fˈæləsi ʌv "ˌɑːɹkɪtˈɛktʃɚɹəl dɪtˈɜːmɪnˌɪzəm," nˈeɪmli ðə bᵻlˈiːf ðæt ˈɜːbən plˈænɪŋ ænd ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ kʊd sˈɑːlv ðə pɹˈɑːbləmz ʌv pˈɑːvɚɾi ænd lˈoʊ sˈɪvɪk ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒmənt.
Gans also continued to write critically about what he called the fallacy of "architectural determinism," namely the belief that urban planning and architecture could solve the problems of poverty and low civic engagement.