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The task of architecture—building—directly impacts the wholeness of the world, increasing or destroying living structure on a planetary scale.

Result of the new view: architecture becomes a vital ecological and existential issue.

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Chapter 6: The Fifteen Properties In Nature
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This chapter argues that the fifteen properties appear ubiquitously in natural systems, supporting the thesis that living structure is a fundamental property of nature, not just artifacts.

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The task of building is to produce a field of centers which makes itself completeclaim0.822
Defines the ultimate aim of building, providing the framework for understanding ornament.
It is the space which comes to life. All that we do, as architects, is then to arrange and rearrange this living space, in such a way as to intensify its life.claim0.809
Synthetic statement that architecture is the art of awakening space.
When you are done, if you have reached what you aim for, you feel the impact of its 'presence.' This is how architecture comes about.claim0.807
Defines the experiential criterion — felt presence — as the endpoint and definition of successful architecture
Buildings and objects with living structure enlarge our capacity for relatedness; those without deaden it, even in nature.claim0.802
Practical consequence for architecture and urbanism.
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.claim0.799
Analogy to trace elements and enzymes.
In order to make buildings by unfolding, it is necessary to pay attention to the wholeness in the world. This 'paying attention to the wholeness' is essentially synonymous with love of life.claim0.799
Connection between process, perception, and love.
Only a deliberate process of creating being-like centers in built structure throughout the world encourages the world to become more alive.claim0.797
Proposition 4 of the Mid-Book Appendix; the normative and practical conclusion tying individual search for the true self to the creation of a living world.
Big buildings overwhelm us not because of size but because the LEVELS OF SCALE are missing; in nature, they always preserve scale in relation to us.claim0.795
Interpretation that the absence of hierarchical scaling is the reason modern buildings feel inhuman.