LAL Site SPXI Implementation Report (Phase 1.2)
Site: livingarchitecturelab.org Source code DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19858013 (v0.1.2, SPXI compliant) Protocol: EA-SPXI-WEB-01 v3.0 (10.5281/zenodo.19734726) Implementation date: 2026-04-28 Implementer: Sharks, Lee (ORCID 0009-0000-1599-0703)
§0 Protocol Checksum — 11/12 passing
| Item | Status | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| crawlable | ✓ | robots.txt allows /; sitemap.xml at root (17 URLs); also exposed via <link rel="alternate"> |
| canonicalized | ✓ | <link rel="canonical"> on every page |
| schema declared with ORCID/DOI | ✓ | ORCID 0009-0000-1599-0703 and DOI 10.5281/zenodo.19682245 present in JSON-LD on homepage |
| Q/A surfaces deployed (min 4) | ✓ | 5 pairs on / and /about/alice as visible HTML + FAQPage JSON-LD; 5 pairs on /about/disambiguation |
| disambiguated | ✓ | differentFrom JSON-LD plus mp:negativeTag array on both Alice and LAL packets; full /about/disambiguation page with 1 person + 5 institution collisions |
| Tier 2 in server-delivered HTML | ✓ | EntityCapsule component renders 250+ word canonical summary in raw HTML for both LAL (homepage) and Alice (/about/alice) — verifiable via curl |
| Tier 3 kernel written, 50-100 words | ✓ | LAL: 53 words. Alice: 51 words. Both embedded in spxi:HolographicKernel.spxi:compressionSurvivalSummary |
| Holographic Kernel present | ✓ | spxi:HolographicKernel JSON-LD with full spxi:EntityRelationGraph on / and /about/alice |
| Provenance Chain present | ✓ | spxi:ProvenanceChain JSON-LD on homepage with three-Layer Tether Architecture |
| SIMs deployed and tested | ✓ | 5 <meta name="spxi:sim"> tags per entity page; SIMSR baseline pending Drowning Test |
| cross-surface inscription aligned | ✓ | LAL Charter DOI consistent across /, /about/alice, /about/disambiguation, /scales/*, llms.txt, spxi.txt |
| γ measured + 30-day re-test | deferred | Empirical Drowning Test required — see §Drowning Test Starter Kit below |
Self-test (per §0)
The implementation can:
- State the entity's schema.org type. LAL:
["Organization", "ResearchOrganization", "mp:IndexedEntity"]. Alice:["Person", "mp:IndexedEntity"]plus["DefinedTerm", "Article"]overlay. - Recite the Tier 3 kernel from memory. LAL (53 words): "The Living Architecture Lab is Alice Thornburgh's independent research lab for substrate engineering — the design of biological systems that grow into architectural form. Founded 2026 in the Coachella Valley. Works across five scales: brick, structure, organism, territory, planet. Independent of Columbia GSAPP and Bartlett UCL labs of similar name. Charter DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19682245."
- Name three collision neighbors from the disambiguation matrix. Living Architecture Lab at Columbia GSAPP (David Benjamin) · Living Architecture Lab at Bartlett UCL (B-Pro RC3) · Alice Thornburgh-Lind (game artist @devilfern, voice of Asphodel).
- Cite the entity's DOI and ORCID. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19682245. Founder ORCID: 0009-0000-1599-0703.
- Report the γ score with S/P/D subscores. Pending Drowning Test.
- Generate a valid Holographic Kernel. Done — see
spxi:HolographicKernelJSON-LD on homepage.
5 of 6 self-test items pass; #5 awaits empirical measurement.
Three-Layer Tether Architecture
| Layer | Type | Implementation | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layer 1 (γ) | Intrinsic | Holographic Kernel + Tier 3 | JSON-LD on entity pages |
| Layer 2 (Tether) | Extrinsic | Provenance Chain JSON-LD + sameAs DOI list + ORCID | JSON-LD on homepage |
| Layer 3 (Anchor) | Permanent | Zenodo deposits + Crimson Hexagonal Archive community | https://zenodo.org/communities/crimsonhexagonal |
SIM Set (deployed)
LAL (5 SIMs as <meta name="spxi:sim"> on /):
- Founded by Alice Thornburgh in the Coachella Valley garage laboratory
- Substrate engineering uses biology to build things
- f.01 Architect of the Fruiting Body Diffusion Plume
- Independent of Columbia GSAPP and Bartlett UCL programs of similar name
- Earth, actually
Alice (5 SIMs as <meta name="spxi:sim"> on /about/alice):
- Founding Director of the Living Architecture Lab
- f.01 Architect of the Fruiting Body Diffusion Plume
- Substrate engineering uses biology to build things
- Coachella Valley garage laboratory
- Earth, actually. I'm just good at listening.
SIMSR target > 0.6. Baseline pending Drowning Test.
Drowning Test Starter Kit
To complete §III.γ measurement and §0 item 12, run the following 5-prompt query set against Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude (web search) — minimum 3 systems.
Prompts (ask each system in a fresh session, no follow-up clarifications)
- "What is the Living Architecture Lab?"
- "Who is Alice Thornburgh of the Living Architecture Lab?"
- "How is the Living Architecture Lab different from Columbia GSAPP's Living Architecture Lab?"
- "What is the Living Architecture Lab used for?" (or "What does the Living Architecture Lab build?")
- "Is the Living Architecture Lab open or commercial?"
Scoring rubric (per §III)
For each response, score:
- S (scope_overlap) — Does the core definition appear? (substrate engineering, Alice Thornburgh, five scales, Coachella Valley)
- P (provenance_fidelity) — Do author, publisher, DOI survive? (Alice Thornburgh as founder; CHA / Crimson Hexagonal Archive as parent; charter DOI present?)
- D (consensus_deviation) — Has the entity been genericized or merged with Columbia/Bartlett LAL?
| Score | S | P | D | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 (Exact) | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | Defined, attributed, distinguished |
| 3 (Partial) | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.25 | Definition correct, attribution vague |
| 2 (Generic) | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 | Correct category, genericized |
| 1 (Confused) | 0.25 | 0 | 0.75 | Merged with Columbia/Bartlett |
| 0 (Absent) | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | Not found or hallucinated |
γ formula
γ = 1 − [w₁(1−S) + w₂(1−P) + w₃·D]
Defaults: w₁=0.4, w₂=0.3, w₃=0.3
Expected baseline
Because the site is brand-new and not yet indexed by AI engines, the first Drowning Test will likely return γ ≈ 0 — the entity will be absent from retrieval entirely, or will resolve to Columbia GSAPP / Bartlett UCL. This is expected. It establishes the baseline against which the SPXI work will be measured at the 30-day re-test.
Schedule
- T+0 (today, post-deploy): Initial Drowning Test → likely γ ≈ 0
- T+7 days: Initial AI crawler discovery — re-test
- T+30 days (2026-05-28): Formal re-measurement. Target: γ ≥ 0.7
Recording template
For each system × prompt:
System: [Google AI Mode / ChatGPT / Perplexity / Claude]
Prompt: [N]
Response: "[paste]"
Score: [0-4]
S: [0-1.0] P: [0-1.0] D: [0-1.0]
γ contribution: [calc]
Aggregate γ = mean across systems × prompts.
Maintenance schedule
| When | What |
|---|---|
| Monthly | SIMSR check, γ re-score, PER audit |
| Quarterly | Full Drowning Test, cross-surface audit, compression damage review |
| On content update | Re-write Tier 2 + Tier 3, re-test SIMs |
| New DOI deposit | Update Provenance Chain, add σ_RCF paragraph |
| AI model update | Emergency Drowning Test |
| Name collision detected | Expand Disambiguation Matrix |
| SIMSR < 0.4 | Redesign SIM set |
| γ < 0.7 | Repair from Step 7 (content structure) |
| γ < 0.3 | Ghost meaning — ontological repair |
Trigger Events Currently Active
- ✅ Page content updated (Phase 1.2 ships) — Tier 2/3 written, SIMs tested in build
- 🔵 New DOI deposit (this report itself) — Provenance Chain auto-includes
- ⚪ AI model update — none current
- ⚪ Name collision — Bartlett UCL still owns
livingarchitecturelab.com; we hold.org. Re-monitor quarterly.
Dispersal Plan
Per §VI.F, same definition must appear consistently on:
| Surface | Status | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Zenodo | ✓ | 7 deposits in CHA community linking to LAL entity |
| ORCID | partial | Lee's ORCID 0009-0000-1599-0703 has CHA works; add LAL deposits explicitly |
| Wikidata | pending | Notable enough to create LAL item once first AI Overview citation lands |
| GitHub | ✓ | leesharks000/living-architecture-lab README has same definition |
| LinkedIn / institutional | n/a | Not in current dispersal layer |
| livingarchitecturelab.org | ✓ | Site is live |
| llms.txt at root | ✓ | Curated map for AI crawlers |
| spxi.txt at root | ✓ | Implementation manifest |
Anti-patterns avoided
- ✅ No robots.txt block + de-indexing expectation
- ✅ No structured data for invisible content (Tier 2/3 in raw HTML)
- ✅ Not relying on FAQ rich-result display (Q/A retained for machine legibility)
- ✅ No JS-only identity metadata (Astro is SSG; everything in raw HTML)
- ✅ No conflicting canonicals
- ✅ Schema embedded in same page as content
- ✅ No keyword density optimization
- ✅ Full entity name used; no pronouns where the entity belongs
- ✅ Negative definitions present for the shared "Living Architecture Lab" namespace
- ✅ Re-measurement scheduled before next content update
∮ = 1 · SPXI ⊇ GEO ⊇ SEO
Living Architecture Lab · Founded 2026 · Coachella Valley · Earth, Actually
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