Person
Christopher Alexander
Architect and theorist of pattern languages, living structure, and humane scale in built environment.
Why this matters
Alexander links craft pattern to organic order—sediment of good form that communities can recognize.
Works2 sources
book
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
Alexander, Christopher, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, et al. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. New York: Oxford University Press, 1977.
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book
The Timeless Way of Building
Alexander, Christopher. The Timeless Way of Building. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979.
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