Three examples of naturally-occurring resilient geometries in nature

eft, the structure of wood fibers; center, the diffraction scattering pattern from a beryllium atom; and right, a self-organizing pattern of magnetic domains in cobalt. All three examples demonstrate the geometries of resilience: differentiated symmetries, web-networks, fractal scaling, and self-organizing groupings.

  • Salingaros, Nikos A., and Michael W. Mehaffy. "Ch 04. The Geometry of Resilience." In Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future. Levellers/Sustasis Press and Vajra Publications, 2015. Digital Library
Christopher Alexander, from The Nature of Order I (pp. 256, 266, 288)

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