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#20 - Nikos Salingaros

Theory of Architecture

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Architecture and Fractural Geometry

Fractal structure is a missing element from architecture, especialy as it relates to the natural world. When we look at nature, everything in nature has a structure. The more you magnify, the more structure you see. A living structure requires all these mechanisms that act rom different levels of scale. So that's fractal structure. Of course, any architect listening to this will say, oh, that's absolute nonsense. We want purity. It does not undo the negative psychological reaction we have to the non fractal structures. Such a huge, non fractile structure makes us feel uneasy - and bad for our health eventually.

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