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Green doll (carving by Christopher Alexander)

A tiny carved and painted doll used as the first example of symmetry production, embodying just what is needed for feeling.

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Christopher Alexander
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Each of the four examples (doll, Julian Street Inn, West Dean bench, Linz alcoves) has the minimal structure for its situation that carries weight of feeling.
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The green doll has only what is needed to make it have its feeling, and nothing else, and it projects the image of inner feeling with the intensity of a real thing.
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Green (gardens)concept0.658
The color representing private gardens and positive outdoor space in the four-fold pattern.
Blue hair with purplish pink and subsequent abstract colors gave the wooden dolls a felt presencefinding0.654
Using wild, abstract colors chosen solely to create a powerful field of centers resulted in dolls that evoke a deep feeling.
Color theory in Alexander's work unlocks understanding of his broader theoretical framework.claim0.653
Why, in this moment, should anybody be writing about Christopher Alexander – a great white male with a heroic legacy who believes that the relationship between a Christian god and architecture can be empirically verified?question0.653
A reflexive political question posed in July 2020 about the urgency of writing about Alexander.