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Cornice profiles C and D more effectively connect wall and roof centers

Analysis of four cornice cross sections showed C and D create gradient pointing upward/downward, better intensifying wall and roof; definitive judgment requires full-scale mockup.

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If we don't get the proportions exactly right we don't produce the centers and the whole thing falls apart.
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Tiny fractions of an inch define entirely different fields in nearby space.
The smallest centers play a key role in the intensity of medium-sized centers, which then establish the intensity of the largest ones.
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Hierarchy of centers determines overall life.

Chapters (1)

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How Living Process Generates The Process Of Construction
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Chapter 15 of Vol. 3, arguing that the living quality of buildings depends on a process of making that allows continuous feedback and adaptation.

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A small center, like a chamfered corner or a crown molding color, can help the life of a much larger center.claim0.730
In a well-made chisel, the geometric centers correspond exactly to the centers of action, and they help each other.claim0.728
Illustrates how functional excellence is achieved through mutual intensification of centers.
The more centers are packed and overlapped, each helping and intensifying the others, the more an object comes to life.claim0.716
The formula for profound life, as seen in the Temple of Hera.
In a controlled geometric comparison, subdividing a rectangle asymmetrically with a thin band of space between the four resulting rooms produces a more profound form — with more levels of scale, boundaries, and centers — than simply cutting it into four equal parts.finding0.714
The geometric demonstration that asymmetrical subdivision with boundary bands creates more living structure
The space in the angle between the wall surface and the overhanging top is itself a center, and must be made as positive and being-like as possible.claim0.711
Alexander's demonstration that even the negative space beside an overhang requires conscious I-directed attention.
Using steel stiffness instead of concrete stiffness in finite element model reduced shears in main arch, lowered bending moments, and changed several strut forces from compression to tensionfinding0.708
Considering realistic rebar stiffness uncovered a novel tension network behavior.
Seats, fences, and other centers, placed in the landscape to connect the garden with the buildings, will form a continuity of structure between inside and outside.claim0.707
The function of garden structures as connectors that erase the boundary.
The low eave of the roof (7 m height for 2.5 stories) creates comfortable human scale and positive feeling in the narrow lanes.claim0.706
Key architectural detail claimed to make the outdoor spaces feel pleasant.