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concept:adaptation-over-timeadaptation over time
Weathering, leaning, and environmental adaptation that gives a fence or object more life.
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Concepts (3)
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- adaptationrelated_tosame_asThe continuous adjustment of form to context, a hallmark of morphogenesis and the source of living order.
- structural features contributing to lifeassociated_withAttributes such as light, detail, harmony, adaptation that appear to correlate with higher perceived life.
- cared for qualityassociated_withThe impression that a place has been lovingly maintained, contributing to its life.
Chapters (1)
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- Degrees of LifementionsChapter 2, introducing the concept that all space has an objective, measurable degree of life.
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- The process by which a form responds to its unique local conditions, leading to uniqueness.
- The incremental unfolding characteristic of morphogenesis, where each step arises from the previous state.
- The small, precise adjustments made at each step of an unfolding process so that the new element fits the whole perfectly.
- Real, non-stochastic adaptation where each piece is uniquely shaped to its place, not randomly varied.
- The process of shaping each new construction element in direct response to the hollows, slopes, trees, paths, and other features of real land — not through construction drawings.
- The deep fit between a building's form and its functional requirements, achieved only through differentiation.
- The ultimate goal of participation: an environment so deeply fitted to its users that genuine satisfaction and life emerge
- The patient, hand-guided adjustment of shape and dimension to each unique condition in a building; requires materials that make it economical and easy.