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If processes are in use which have these attributes, then we may have the real possibility of a living world.

Conditional statement linking the adoption of morphogenetic processes to the emergence of a living world.

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morphogenetic process
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The sequence of unfolding and adaptation that generates living form, whether biological or architectural.

Related by similarity (8)

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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.

A true living world will arise only if its processes are morphogenetic.claim0.843
Core thesis that living structure in the world requires processes that repeatedly apply the fifteen transformations.
When a system of living processes acts in a human environment, two kinds of structures will appear within reach of every person: a unique private world and an attached public world.hypothesis0.838
Predictive claim about the automatic spatial output of living process
I believe such a system of living processes can be described precisely, can be made practical, and can be implemented.claim0.836
Alexander's optimistic programmatic statement for a worldwide generative system.
We may find inspiration in these modern processes since they give us practical guides for imagining the kinds of process which can realistically create living structure in our world.claim0.830
The pragmatic hope drawn from the collection of examples.
A living process is always natural, similar to the best kind of natural process, but it goes deeper and includes additional centers that naive natural process may miss.claim0.822
Positions living process as an refined version of innate human creativity, not an artificial imposition.
Living processes are necessarily generative: large precedes small, and the whole creates the conditions for the part.claim0.820
If design and construction processes are living processes, each part will become itself, adapted to local conditions and individual people.claim0.817
Core assertion that living process translates unique place and person into unique form.
If a building is made by a process that allows fine adaptation through feedback, it will have life; if built from fixed drawings, it will not.hypothesis0.817
Predictive conditional summarizing the chapter's argument.