The forms of environment we have learned to create in modern times have caused us to lose the sense of true connection to ourselves and our society.

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• Modern society, as it has been organized during the past sixty years or so, was inherently unable to create life in the environment.claim0.837
• Modern society has almost lost the ability to sustain an unfolding process like nature due to willful, rule-bound schemata out of touch with real wholeness.claim0.813
  Diagnosis of modernity.
• Modern society created an ethos where buildings are judged only by themselves, not by their enhancement of the world, leading to damage to nature and ancient towns.claim0.802
  Ethical dimension of modern architecture.
• The modern process of development has all but destroyed our capacity to create living structure in the world.claim0.800
  Alexander's conclusion that the profit-driven, remote development model is fundamentally anti-life.
• The humanity of the environment comes about only when the processes are morphogenetic, are whole-seeking, are placed in a context that gradually allows people to work towards a living whole.claim0.799
• The absence of life we recognize as a familiar problem of the past century comes about because the processes which create objects, artifacts, buildings, neighborhoods, agriculture, forests, towns, roads, bridges - nearly all fail to have the character of unfolding wholeness.claim0.792
  Diagnosis of modern lifelessness.
• The impact of the geometry of the environment—its living or not-living structure—has a trace-like, catalytic effect on emotional, social, spiritual, and physical well-being.claim0.792
  Analogy to trace elements and enzymes.
• The environment is pleasant, beautiful, humane and people can achieve a true sense of belonging and love for the places where they live.claim0.791
  Overall qualitative evaluation of the planned environment.