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This is amazing, other than minor quibbles I think this has captured every aspect of what makes places at every scale good for humans to inhabit. Once you read
by JSR_FDED 3mo ago
This is amazing, other than minor quibbles I think this has captured every aspect of what makes places at every scale good for humans to inhabit.
Once you read it you’ll recognize what makes a certain neighborhood feel so right. Or what makes some towns and villages perfect in terms of liveability.
And it carries through to what makes some houses feel instantly perfect.
It does seem very western though, I wonder how many of these patterns work in Asia or Africa for example?
- estearum 3mo agoI presume that Alexander would argue the materials and specific aesthetic decisions would (and critically should) change to local vernacular/craft/resources, but that the higher-order patterns that should emerge from them would be nearly identical.