The process of unfolding is always governed by the repeated application of the fundamental operation thousands and thousands of times.

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• An unfolding process, if faithfully applied, will dissolve any arbitrary initial image because reality and common sense will override it.claim0.851
  Key principle about images vs. unfolding.
• In nature, unfolding often consists of a process that establishes local symmetries one by one.claim0.845
  Connects biological morphogenesis to architectural process.
• Exact repetition flies in the face of the fundamental principle of unfolding.claim0.844
  Critique of modern structural repetition as contradictory to the idea that each part should be unique.
• The process of unfolding and the fundamental process follow from this pleasing of oneself, as night follows day.claim0.840
  Alexander claims Book 2's unfolding process is a consequence of people learning to please themselves.
• Under a living process, as unfolding proceeds, the relative areas of these four components need to remain almost equal.claim0.824
  Invariant that living process maintains percentage balance.
• A successful unfolding process requires a special kind of contract with fixed price, rough plan, continuous modifications without change orders, and open books.claim0.818
  Assertion that the living process is enabled by a specific contractual framework.
• The unfolding process allows—sustains—minute adaptation in every detail.claim0.817
  The practical benefit of unfolding.
• The practical crux of unfolding, the essence of every living process, is that it is above all a GEOMETRIC process.claim0.816
  Alexander's emphasis that even loose, organic forms arise from geometric transformations.