¶ Trees (1)
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Trees:
"Now it is time for me to say something about wood’s lessons to us as they relate to the design science revolution which, through invention, can increase capabilities and efficiencies to the point that will guarantee success to all men. If we really try to do more with less then nature has some extraordinary things to teach us when we study the structure of the tree.
“First, let me say there is nothing in nature but structure. Still, I find in engineering and architectural schools with all of their specialization that there are always courses in materials. In these courses it is taught that buildings are built out of materials, but I find from my experience that this is not the case. What we in fact do is to build visible module structures out of invisible module structures. We have nothing but structures. We have microstructure and macrostructure, but there is nothing but structure. If we look carefully and see what nature is actually doing, what is her patterning, what is her structuring, then we can begin to develop very high capabilities.”
¶ Citations
- Syracuse Address, Pp. 54-55, 7 Nov '67
