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concept:feedback-in-the-building-processfeedback in the building process
Continuous checking of each step against the wholeness, allowing adaptation and course correction.
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Concepts (1)
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- feedback processrelated_toThe dynamic where the designer reacts to the current state of the unfolding wholeness to determine the next step.
Chapters (1)
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- The current paper, arguing that life in buildings arises from structure-preserving transformations, as exemplified in traditional societies.
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- The mechanism by which each step's effect is evaluated against the life of the whole, guiding the unfolding.
- The method of continuously walking the land, using stakes and string, to react to the emerging wholeness and adjust designs.
- Emphasizes process over blueprint.
- Key dimension analyzing how wide the gulfs of execution and evaluation are in a system and how they relate; uses concepts from The Design of Everyday Things.
- The family-owned gas station as a paradigm of practical unfolding.
- The adaptive, incremental nature of living process, allowing small steps with continuous evaluation and adjustment.
- Idea emphasised in the article that the design and construction process, not just the final form, determines architectural quality.
- Predictive conditional summarizing the chapter's argument.