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Christopher Alexander and the history of design systems
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Christopher Alexander was known for his theories on bringing humanity into architecture. He believed everyone possessed the ability to create and design a space that he called alive. His book, Pattern language, is based on core belief that people should design their own communities. Observation is that some of the best places in the world were desi
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
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Christopher Alexander: A Primer
youtube.comWhat does it take to build something so that’s it’s really easy to make comfortable little modifications in a way that once you’ve made them, they feel integral with the nature and structure of what is already there?
Chris Alexander
Alexander is inspired by how design occurs in the natural world. "Things that are good have a certain kind of structure," he told me. "You can't get that structure except dynamically. Period. In nature you've got continuous very-small-feedback-loop adaptation going on, which is why things get to be harmonious. That's why they have the qualities tha... See more
Tomas Petricek • On architecture, urban planning and software construction
- I paid attention to things I liked to do, and found ways to do more of that. I made it easy for interesting people
Henrik Karlsson • Everything That Turned Out Well in My Life Followed the Same Design Process
