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“Overall shape and extent are highly fluid by the internal relationship of moving parts” (Allen, 92). Allen brings to attention that the internal intertwined parts within matter more than the overall picture. Within architecture and other forms of design the exterior is often created in a certain way based on underlying aspects.

“Field configurations are inherently expandable; the possibility of incremental growth is anticipated” (Allen, 94). Within design the first time an idea is laid out is never ends up being the end result. Overtime, while working on a design or idea, it is continuously adapting and changing. The visual appeal of a project differs from start to finish.

“The construction was displaced from the object itself to the spacial field between the viewer and the object” (Allen, 95). Allen gets into the topic of ergonomics and begins to play with the idea of how a person might experience the object rather than focusing on the object itself. Within architecture it is important to think about the ways in which the person inhabiting the space might feel or move around it.   

“But more effects are not random” (Allen, 98). Allen explains that miore as a repetitive pattern. Within the miore shapes repeat, however based on mathematical they alter in size. He explains how this layout can be seen within fields and cities.

“There exists a strong historical connection between the precise rules of axiality, symmetry, and formal hierarchy” (Allen, 101). In previous design movements, certain aspects of design such as symmetry were strictly followed. However, with modernist design, we have began to question these limits set and see how a designer might combine different design elements to create something new.