decay (v.)

the spontaneous disintegration of a particle or nucleus

disintegrate (v.)

breaking up of something into parts or fragments, so that the whole­ness of the original is destroyed

Rien ne se perd, rien ne se crée, tout se transforme.

It sounds rather banal, but there’s something about fragmentariness of the site that permits continuing existence.

Along with the limiting of doors came another technique aimed at limiting the necessary intercourse between the various members of a household: the systematic application of independent access.

I believe we have to embrace less reassuring, more febrile ideas of living together, those stimulations of differences, both visual and social, which produce openness.