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This is true in architecture (building) as well. It's far easier to pile forms together and not worry too much about how they integrate together. Well designed plans are hard to find, but very easy to enjoy when you find them. Radically harder is to integrate the entire work into a unified whole, which is how architecture moves into the world of aesthetics. In the tech world, Apple strives to make this same move - the results speak for themselves.


"How Buildings Learn" by Stewart Brand. Highly, highly recommended book. It's about buildings that can adapt because the architecture allows them to. I'd read it again but my 2 loaned out copies have not been returned.




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