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claim:simplicity-as-depth-has-been-replaced-by-a-mechanical-idea-of-simplicity-as-the-geometrically-banalSimplicity as depth has been replaced by a mechanical idea of simplicity as the geometrically banal.
Alexander critiques modern architecture's misunderstanding of simplicity.
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- Claims the spiritual dimension of true simplicity.
- The mystery that beautiful geometry often yields good structural behavior is acknowledged but not yet fully explained mathematically.
- Definition of real simplicity tied to resolving the wholeness.
- A summary generalization from the examples about the nature of living processes.
- Poetic statement of the Ground-clearing nature of true simplicity.
- Summarizes the brutal process as force-first geometry, then syncopated adaptation to fit context without violence
- Einstein's assertion invoked to explain why BMR preserves accuracy while reducing complexity