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Building Re-Enchantment

Building Re-Enchantment

How good architecture can help us regain our vision

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Apr 07, 2021
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Yesterday I wrote about Christopher Alexander’s thoughts about the deepest meanings of patterns in nature. Tonight I want to examine a similar book: Jonathan Hale’s The Old Way of Seeing, which is about the re-enchantment of architecture. He’s on the same track as Christopher Alexander, but is a much better writer. Her…

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