"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

24 January 2018

Quality.

Vanbrugh, Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, York, 1724


To seek the timeless way we must first know the quality without a name.

There is a central quality which is the root criterion of life and spirit ...


... in a man, a town, a building, or a wilderness.


This quality is objective and precise, but it cannot be named.

Christopher Alexander

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