Arch A has more life than Arch B

The pointed arch A exhibits a more coherent nested structure of centers than the blunt arch B, reflecting greater life.

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Arch A has more life than Arch B, reflected in the more coherent structure of its wholeness.
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Aesthetic judgment of the two arch drawings, illustrating that life can be objectively assessed through the structure of centers.

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Wholeness And The Theory Of Centers
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The chapter that introduces the fundamental concepts of wholeness and centers, laying the groundwork for understanding life in buildings.

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Empirically grounded assertion that the process is sharable and not arbitrary.
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