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Can we identify any general, operational rule which we can follow, which would tell us whether to make a particular robe symmetrical or asymmetrical, or a particular design symmetrical or asymmetrical?

The crux problem of symmetry balance in design.

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The degree of similarities which exist in a structure must correspond exactly to the degree of similarity of the conditions there, and the degrees of differences which exist in a structure must also correspond to the degrees of difference in the conditions there.
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The profound principle that underlies all living structure; symmetry as the mathematical trace of necessity.

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The intention that each part should be I-like is what governs its shape, and is what makes the weaver weave this shape, and not some other.claim0.757
Alexander's claim that I-intention is the causal driver of the precise form of living centers in traditional making.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.quote0.752
Einstein's assertion invoked to explain why BMR preserves accuracy while reducing complexity
When a room is not rectangular, it will usually be a rectangle modified by the addition or insertion of other centrally symmetric components.claim0.746
Refinement of the shape invariant.
Each pattern stores design principles appropriable by residents, attempting to eliminate authority of specialist while governing interaction through immanent rules.claim0.736
Alexander's resolution in Pattern Language: distributed rule-based design without conversation or combinatorial freedom.
Each room will most often be simple in shape, most often rectangular.claim0.735
Invariant of good rooms.
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.finding0.735
The geometric demonstration that asymmetrical subdivision with boundary bands creates more living structure
Even when a room contains major asymmetry, the composition of space will be such as to create a combination of locally symmetric centers.claim0.733
How asymmetry can still be alive.
Everything in nature is symmetrical unless there is a reason for it not to be.claim0.732
A fundamental law about symmetry and necessity.