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claim:ornament-arises-naturally-from-the-continued-unfolding-of-the-wholeOrnament arises naturally from the continued unfolding of the whole
The central thesis: embellishment is spontaneous, coming from the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more structure.
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- In the Sweet Potatoes factory, accepting minor inaccuracies and filling with beeswax enabled a range of charming ornamental floor designs without high expense.
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- Ornament arises, naturally, when a person is making something and seeks to embellish this 'something' while making it.associated_withOpening sentence of the chapter, encapsulating the natural origin of ornament.
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- The guiding question for the in-depth example of the Martinez floor, answered through the step-by-step description.
- Ornament and function arise from a single evolving morphology; in a living building they are one.claim0.842The alternative to the mechanistic split, crucial for a vital architecture.
- Ornament is the detail that forms as the process constantly refines the centers that are there during making.
- Rejects the distinction between function and ornament; ornament is simply the smaller stuff created at the last stage to perfect the field.
- Simple graphical example demonstrating how sequential application of the fifteen properties creates increasingly coherent aesthetic form.
- Claim that understanding ornament means understanding the principles of living structure.
- The conclusion of the argument that no real separation exists.
- Prediction that ornaments from the process will share space-filling geometries, positive space, etc.