claim
active
claim:in-a-happy-world-each-group-of-people-will-experience-and-make-solid-their-own-way-of-life-forming-a-mosaic-of-subcultures-protected-and-given-dignity-by-the-environmentIn a happy world, each group of people will experience and make solid their own way of life, forming a mosaic of subcultures protected and given dignity by the environment.
Extension of the belonging thesis to cultural sustainability.
Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count
Chapters (1)
chapter
- In this chapter, Alexander describes belonging, its dependence on living processes and structure, and provides photographic and painted examples of the blissful state in ordinary life.
Related by similarity (8)
cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edgeEntities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.
- Optimism based on Mexicali, Eishin, and Whidbey Island.
- The making of a living world cannot be separated from each person's search for the true self.claim0.799The enigmatic conclusion that the most personal, inward search yields the most public, functional harmony.
- Overall qualitative evaluation of the planned environment.
- Grounds the practical importance of wholeness in buildings via its effect on human happiness
- Alexander's opening assertion about the character of true modern life.
- Generalization from personal and student experience.