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Ring-shaped structure of bench around willow tree is latent in the cylindrical symmetries and sub-symmetries of space induced by the trunk before the bench is built.

Alexander's assertion that the mathematical kernel of harmony-seeking computation lies in recognizing and making explicit structures that are already present in latent form.

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Harmony-Seeking Computations: a Science of Non-Classical Dynamics based on the Progressive Evolution of the Larger Whole

(2022) · Alexander, Christopher

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Design principles for care-centered systems
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Cross-scale frameworks linking spatial patterns, diagrams, and simplicity as expressions of care in design.
Latent geometric structure and morphological emergence
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Alexander's theory of how built forms reveal and intensify pre-existing spatial symmetries and topological patterns, demonstrated through Amsterdam's canal evolution and organic furniture design.
Latent structure in natural forms
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Ring-bench potential pre-exists in cylindrical trunk symmetries, per Alexander's living structure theory.

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Latent Structures
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Hidden or underdeveloped structures existing 'between the lines' of a configuration that can be enhanced and developed through harmony-seeking computation.

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