ABSTRACT
On the face of it, a leap too far. But in fact the link between harmony and
chaos theory takes us to the heart of aesthetic perception which, on the
formal level, is concerned with the quality of the outcome of interacting
shapes, colours, tones and textures of buildings aside from cognitive
meaning. It involves a rather special way of seeing which may be termed
‘holistic’ vision. Often it takes an act of will to stand back from the detail in
order to take in the wider whole.
