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Unlocking the Commons and Collective Micropatronage
kottke.org
Centers and generative process:
Any structure is some elements in a relationship (in a context). The center is a way of describing those elements that are more coherent, more salient, more related to each other.
Generative process is step by step adaptation.
Christopher Alexander: A Primer
Ryan Singer
When we deal with buildings we deal with decisions taken long ago for remote reasons. We argue with anonymous predecessors and lose. The best we can hope for is compromise with the fait accompli of the building.
2021-12-27 — The Prepared
theprepared.org
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