Forms: Whole, Rhythm, Hierarchy, Network
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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I propose six significant levels of pace and size in the working structure of a robust and adaptable civilization. From fast to slow the levels are: - Fashion/art - Commerce- Infrastructure- Governance- Culture- Nature
jods.mitpress.mit.edu • Pace Layering: How Complex Systems Learn and Keep Learning
The Well-Tempered City: What Modern Science, Ancient Civilizations, and Human Nature Teach Us About the Future of Urban Life
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The ways creative work gets done are always unpredictable, demanding room to roam, refusing schedules and systems. They cannot be reduced to replicable formulas.