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hypothesis:if-we-can-only-learn-how-to-please-ourselves-that-prescription-by-itself-will-always-create-living-structureIf we can only learn how to please ourselves, that prescription by itself will always create living structure.
The conditional claim that true self-pleasing is sufficient for generating living structure in all cases.
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- The central thesis of the chapter: pleasing yourself is the necessary and sufficient prescription for creating living structure.
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- The equivalence claim that true pleasure and living structure are the same thing; the word 'truly' contains the whole space of the four books.
- Living structure might even be defined as 'that which pleases us'—that which truly pleases us.claim0.825A proposed operational definition of living structure in terms of genuine pleasure.
- At each step, doing the simplest thing that can be done to intensify existing centers will produce living structure.hypothesis0.815Operational hypothesis equating simplicity of step with emergence of life.
- Practical maxim from teaching: attending to each spot's wonderfulness is the core of living design.
- To learn how to create living structure in buildings, we had better start by looking at nature.quote0.807Alexander's programmatic statement linking his natural philosophy to his architectural agenda