Patterns such as natural arithmetic or geometric ratios or scales.
(e.g., golden ratio, golden sections, golden proportion, golden spiral, & Fibonacci's sequence: 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34..., these can be highly complex patterns yet seem organized like a sunflower patterned fabric or artichoke light fixture)

NATURAL RATIOS & SCALES

Research

1. Theoretical, historical examples (Hersey, 1999)

2. Views of fractal forms preferred, due to its naturalness  (Hagerhall, 2004).

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References

Hagerhall, C. (2004). Fractal dimension of landscape silhouette outlines as a predictor of landscape preference. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 247–255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2003.12.004

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Hersey, G. L. (2001). The monumental impulse: Architecture’s biological roots (First MIT Press paperback edition). Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press.