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id: Notes on the Synthesis of Form
title: Notes on the Synthesis of Form
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year: 1964
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  - Christopher Alexander
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description: Christopher Alexander presents a theory of design focused on creating well-adapted forms by systematically resolving "misfits" between a form and its context, arguing for a piecemeal, iterative process rather than a single, all-at-once design
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