Christopher alexander

Christopher Alexander, a British-American architect, educator, and theorist whose writings on human-centered design have had a profound impact not only on architecture The post Christopher Alexander, architect and author of A Pattern Language, dies at 85 appeared first on Architecture schools.

An essay exploring ten non-fiction works that shaped my way of seeing, commissioned by the IDFA Film Festival

Photo by John Midgley. Christopher Alexander When architect Christopher Alexander released his 1977 manifesto A Pattern Language, he argued that good architecture is simply a matter of applying core principles. The book garnered a small but fanatical following and inspired a movement in software: Programmers, tired of reinventing the wheel, began compiling libraries of solutions […]

Image 2 of 8 from gallery of Christopher Alexander is Building a Legacy in Beauty. The Eishin Campus was built in Saitama prefecture outside of Tokyo, Japan, using Alexander’s methods. Image © The Center for Environmental Structure

Christopher Alexander's Fifteen Properties of Living Structures https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/the-fifteen-geometric-properties-of-wholeness/2014/03/01 h/t Max Bittker

Christopher Alexander, Architect and Mathematician

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Alcove in the Linz Café by Christopher Alexander

San Jose Homeless Shelter - California - Christopher Alexander

Image 5 of 8 from gallery of Christopher Alexander is Building a Legacy in Beauty. Building Beauty student design for one’s own ideal home. Image © Building Beauty