Chapter 17. Simplicity, 4 / Doing the Simplest Thing: The Basis of Structure-Preserving Transformations

“The Process of Creating Life”, the second volume of “The Nature of Order” series presents a dynamic theory of living structure. It begins with an analysis of transformations, which occur in nature, and the distinction between structure-preserving transformations, responsible for ...

Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...

Design, fabrication and installation of the lights of the Great Hall. A single row of hanging lights down the middle of the nave. Each light fixture is a circle of lights, hanging from a point, in the form of candelabras ...