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claim:ornament-and-function-are-indistinguishableOrnament and function are indistinguishable.
New cosmological assumption #6: both are aspects of the field of centers.
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- The conclusion of the argument that no real separation exists.
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- The function of a thing and its ornament are not two separable features; they are inseparable.claim0.856Argument that practical function and ornamental beauty are one when a thing is well made.
- The cosmological assumption that ornament and function in a building are separate, with function being mechanical and ornament arbitrary, stemming from mechanism.
- Tacit Assumption 7: Ornament and function in a building are separate and unrelated categories.claim0.830Seventh assumption, a cosmological split that leads to arbitrary decoration and dead functionalism.
- Ornament and function arise from a single evolving morphology; in a living building they are one.claim0.817The alternative to the mechanistic split, crucial for a vital architecture.
- Rejects the distinction between function and ornament; ornament is simply the smaller stuff created at the last stage to perfect the field.
- Claim that understanding ornament means understanding the principles of living structure.
- Radical claim that the highest function of a building is to be an ornament in the profound sense.
- The decorative, formal beauty of a thing, shown to be inseparable from function.
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