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claim:in-hundreds-of-examples-our-ability-to-see-the-field-of-centers-and-to-produce-the-centers-indicated-geometrically-tends-to-produce-an-object-which-works-better

In hundreds of examples, our ability to see the field of centers and to produce the centers indicated geometrically tends to produce an object which works better.

Empirical generalisation from built examples, with no counterexample found.

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The intuitive placing of members to create a field of centers produces results in which the forces are beautifully distributedclaim0.830
Alexander's claim that aesthetic/structural intuition guided by living-center logic yields mechanically efficient designs, confirmed by FEA.
The objective oneness of space which I have identified as the field of centers is also entirely personal in nature.claim0.801
The startling conclusion that the deep structure of space is simultaneously the most intimate, vulnerable, personal thing.
I finally recognized that it is the field of centers which is primary, not these fifteen properties, and that the properties are simply aspects of the field which help us to understand concretely how the field works.quote0.800
Meta-theoretical revelation about the ontological priority of the field of centers over the fifteen properties
If we start with a geometrical attitude in which we try to make a field of centers everywhere, this establishes a kind of seed-bed for practical functions.claim0.800
Generalisation that geometric life creates the best conditions for functional success.
A thing which has the field of centers always does make a person near it feel more whole.claim0.798
What is the connection between the abstract phenomenon we have learned to identify as the field of centers, and the depth of feeling which appears as the 'emotional substance' of a work?question0.797
If we don't get the proportions exactly right we don't produce the centers and the whole thing falls apart.claim0.797
Tiny fractions of an inch define entirely different fields in nearby space.
Inner light cannot be achieved without geometric wholeness (field of centers) present; color depends on geometry.claim0.797