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Vernacular architecture is not the product of a single visionary, but the collective, learned wisdom of a community. It represents a collaborative effort where knowledge and skills are shared and passed down through generations.

Alexander is inspired by how design occurs in the natural world. "Things that are good have a certain kind of structure," he told me. "You can't get that structure except dynamically. Period. In nature you've got continuous very-small-feedback-loop adaptation going on, which is why things get to be harmonious. That's why they have the qualities

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What would be possible if each of us thought of ourselves primarily as cells in a living community, driven by discovery of and collaboration with the larger whole(s) of which we are essential components?

It’s important to share that ecological rewilding is a work in progress. What do you rewild to ? Humans have shaped and cultivated landscapes for tens of thousands of years, so what does “wild” even mean? Just as there’s no ecosystem on Earth untouched by human actions, there’s no “true” wildness to return habitats to. And what scale is needed for... See more

This imbalance between our intelligences permeates our entire culture. We exalt the head, considering it to be the rightful ruler of the self, and deem the body to be a functional apparatus for moving the head from place to place. The allegiance we've given to the head shows up in our language, in our architecture, in our customs, and in all our... See more