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question:what-style-of-buildings-should-we-expect-to-find-if-we-construct-a-living-orderWhat style of buildings should we expect to find if we construct a living order?
Question posed in section 3 about the inevitable geometric character of living architecture.
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- Emphasizes the non-pictorial, process-dependent nature of living order.
- To learn how to create living structure in buildings, we had better start by looking at nature.quote0.819Alexander's programmatic statement linking his natural philosophy to his architectural agenda
- The closing claim of the chapter's mid-book appendix, asserting that the theory of centers has implications for physics.
- The central thesis of the chapter: pleasing yourself is the necessary and sufficient prescription for creating living structure.
- Emphasizes the necessity of a form language for achieving living structure.
- A building's life is not a matter of style but of substance: the presence of living centers.claim0.780Distinction between superficial style and deep structure.