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concept:unfettered-architect-creator-visionUnfettered Architect-Creator Vision
The dominant post-1600 notion that great architecture arises from sudden inspired vision; Alexander argues this is completely wrong given the nature of living structure creation
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- Alexander's architectural conclusion from his natural philosophy argument, issued as a definitive critique of modernist design ideology
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