Green (gardens)

The color representing private gardens and positive outdoor space in the four-fold pattern.

Neighborhood — ranked by edge-count

framework

Four-fold pattern of yellow, green, gray, and red
uses
A conceptual scheme for analyzing and redesigning neighborhoods by balancing pedestrian space (yellow), gardens (green), buildings (gray), and car space (red).

concept

Positive Space
associated_with
The property that every bit of space swells outward, is substantial in itself, and is never the leftover from an adjacent shape; every single part of space has positive shape as a center with no amorphous meaningless leftovers

cosine ≥ 0.65 · no typed edge

Entities in the same semantic neighborhood but without a typed relation to this one — candidates for new edges or unrecognized duplicates.

Wild and Cultivated Gardenconcept0.784
The ideal garden state where formality provides a backdrop for wild, unkempt growth, achieving a living quality.
GARDEN OF APPLICATIONS (1)framework0.781
Private Gardenconcept0.761
A small, private outdoor space belonging exclusively to one family, identified as highly desired.
To treat the gardens as positive — more positive, even, than the buildings themselves — that is the first step.claim0.747
The inversion of typical priority: garden space should be shaped as strongly as (or stronger than) buildings.
Garden as Built Structureconcept0.745
The view that a garden is an extension of the building into the land, made of steps, walls, fences, paths, seats, etc., not merely planting.
What kind of gardens may we expect to find in a living world?question0.743
Second opening question, broadening the chapter's scope.
Green Indexconcept0.741
A sustainability metric describing materials with long life, least energy drain, renewable resources, biodegradability, and good insulation; Alexander argues it is insufficient for living architecture.
gatesconcept0.737