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A combinatory system of concrete rules that guides the implementation of adapted structure, oriented by the living process.
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- Schemataassociated_withPre-existing mental models or rules of thumb that people use to create designs; the building blocks of a form language.
- Generic Patterns as Genesassociated_withPatterns that control center formation during unfolding, analogous to genes in biology; they guide the sequence and character of differentiations.
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- The chapter argues that creating living structure requires a form language, and proposes that the fifteen structure-preserving transformations can serve as the basis for such a language.
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- The language into which Elephant programs are compiled, containing conventional data structures.
- Defines form language as the source of architectural style.
- Spencer Brown's calculus of distinctions, showing all mathematics arising from contrast; cited to argue contrast is fundamental.
- Defines the requirement for an effective form language.
- A computational design method based on shape rewriting rules, developed by George Stiny; noted as academic and not yet practically useful for living structure.
- Primary substrate for manifold steering experiments; demonstrates method on reasoning and in-context tasks.
- Reflection on the eleven principles class, affirming that even a minimal form language can yield strong results.