The Hippodamian Plan as the prototype of applied Ratio on the urban scale, environment forged to man’s will. This archetype as the constant of Chronos’ constitution, the basis of all deviation and reconciliation.
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Article I – Defining properties
The grid is the molecular backbone of all city life, the crystal structure creating and defining the properties of the urban melt. A mix in stable equilibrium, provided no additional input energy triggers a phase change.
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Article II – Phase change
The excess energy level leads to the deformation of the crystal structure. Once rigid, now ductile and formable. A phase in which properties can be changed and new inputs can be incorporated into the system.
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Article III – Reconstitution
Energy is extracted from the system, the process of restabilization sets in. New constellations form out within the aligning crystals, properties being fixed.
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Article IV – Fixation
A new equilibrium is found, creating a structure with specific attributes and features. Till yet another transformation process is initiated.
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This system is linked to earth’s orbits around the sun. The resulting solstices and equinoxes herald changes in the intensity of radiation hitting the planet. Providing Chronos with the necessary Input energy for the urban phase change. A tool for society to continuously construct and deconstruct its physical reality, changing the properties of the urban grid. Revolution and constitution as tools for the process.