Essence
The best ideas are ones that capture the essence of something; a fundamental truth, or characteristic or aspiration. As Einstein put it, “everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” One master of the art is architect Bill McDonough who recently turned 70. Many concepts that he has coined or co-developed capture the essence of important ideas. For example, technical and biological nutrients in circular flows, buildings as living organisms and the three types of carbon – fugitive, durable and living. My favourite is: let’s strive to love all the children of all species for all time.
— Wayne Visser
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