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claim:the-whole-building-is-an-ornament-not-something-that-has-ornament-added-to-it

The whole building is an ornament, not something that has ornament added to it.

A fundamental redefinition of ornament: the entire building, in its microstructure, is an ornament.

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  • Gouache on wooden panel, 4 by 5.5 inches, Christopher Alexander 1984; an example of the building-as-ornament concept.

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