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claim:the-pursuit-of-wholeness-pure-and-simple-was-at-odds-with-virtually-every-institutional-and-social-reality-of-the-20th-century

The pursuit of wholeness, pure and simple, was at odds with virtually every institutional and social reality of the 20th century.

Alexander's summary of his forty-year experience that acting for wholeness inevitably brought him into conflict with existing processes.

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Events (4)

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  • San Francisco bus shelters refusal
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    Alexander refused a commission to design bus shelters with benches too short to lie down on, as it would harm homeless people.
  • San Jose homeless shelter benches
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    Alexander built benches outside the shelter against the mayor's edict forbidding homeless people from sitting there.
  • Terrazzo floor lawsuit
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    A lawsuit over minor cosmetic cracks in a beautiful low-budget terrazzo floor, illustrating how legalism and lack of trust penalize value.
  • Texas project common land dispute
    supports
    Three clients wanted to divert money from shared common land to their private bathrooms; Alexander used contractual authority to protect the whole.

Related by similarity (8)

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

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