TtaaPosterAbstraction

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(Poster from OT2001 session ToTrainAnArchitect)

Contents 1 Abstraction/holistic/aesthetic/simplicity/consistency 1.1 Appreciation 1.2 Reflection 1.3 Abstraction 1.4 Simplification 1.5 Annotations 1.6 Commentary

Abstraction/holistic/aesthetic/simplicity/consistency

Appreciation

• Architecture­

• Alexander/Brand­
• Visiting

• Meditation
• Opera
• Art
• Literature

Reflection

• Software patterns
• Systemics
• Experience

Abstraction

• Drawing
• Explaining

Simplification

• Systems review
• Code review
• Refactoring

Annotations

Question - what’s the difference between appreciation and reflection? Answer - in domain vs. out of domain, less vs. more abstract

Commentary

I think that the four sets of points above align with their nearest headings in the appreciation/reflection/abstraction/simplification cycle. Any of the poster’s authors care to elucidate?

Learning vs. applying - also reflects a distinction between internal/personal and external/interpersonal activities.