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Samarkand site plan

Example of a drawing that shows a characteristic syncopated balance of symmetries and asymmetries, resulting from unfolding process.

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

  • Plan of St. Gallconcept0.685
    Ninth-century idealized monastery plan, archetype of simplicity in complex organization; every element drawn as simply as possible.
  • The practice of laying out streets, lots, and house positions directly on the real terrain using stakes rather than drawings, as done at Santa Rosa de Cabal.
  • Example: plans of the Coonley and Dana houses have an unfolded, natural yet coherent character.