Good shape arises in many natural systems such as leaves, bones, and Chladni patterns, where a strong center is intensified by minor centers.

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• Good shape is built up from the simplest elementary figures; what seem like complex centers are made of simpler centers which are also alive, and these simpler centers give the complex ones their lifeclaim0.855
  Claim that even apparently organic or floral designs derive their life from geometrically simple components (triangles, rhombuses, hexagons) that allow complex cross-relationships
• The complex and curved forms of natural organisms arise naturally from the wholeness of a natural site.claim0.815
• The structure of living centers appears in natural things — snowdrops, waves, clouds, mountains, foxes, grains of sand — and these too resemble the human self, requiring that there be a deep connection under the surface.claim0.811
  Alexander's argument that self-likeness in natural forms cannot be explained by artistic intention alone, requiring Proposition 2 for theoretical coherence.
• Good and functional structures achieve their quality from a conscious effort by the maker to make the geometric field of centers.claim0.805
  Challenges the 'form follows function' dogma; asserts that creators aimed at beauty first.
• GOOD SHAPE appears in multiple clusters in both 4 and 5 cluster groupingsfinding0.802
  Observation that property 'Good Shape' is not exclusive to one cluster, appearing in clusters 1 and 2 (4-cluster) or 2 and 3 (5-cluster).
• Strong centers occur throughout the physical world, from splashing drops to galaxies, with many processes radiating from central nodes.claim0.800
• Positive space is common in natural wholes where both figures and interstitial spaces form positive shapes, as in bubbles, crazing, and crystal growth.claim0.796
• The formation of centers is guided by generic patterns which play the role of genes.claim0.796
  Analogy to biology, placing pattern languages as the genetic code for living built environments.