Christopher Alexander (1) (1936–2022)
Author of A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
For other authors named Christopher Alexander, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Christopher Alexander, Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, winner of the first medal for research ever awarded by the American Institute of Architects, is an architect, scientist and builder who has built in many countries. After thirty-eight years in the Department of Architecture show more at the University of California, Berkeley, he is now Emeritus Professor at the University, Director of the Center for Environmental Structure, and Chairman of the Board at PatternLanguage.com show less
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Works by Christopher Alexander
The Phenomenon of Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (1999) 308 copies
The Process of Creating Life: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (2002) 203 copies
The Luminous Ground: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (2004) 191 copies
A Vision of a Living World: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (2005) 181 copies
The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems (Center for Environmental… (2012) 46 copies
The nature of order : an essay on the art of building and the nature of the universe (2005) 42 copies
A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art: The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets (1993) 31 copies
La estructura del medio ambiente 4 copies
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- Canonical name
- Alexander, Christopher
- Legal name
- Alexander, Christopher Wolfgang John
Alexander, Wolfgang Christian Johann - Birthdate
- 1936-10-04
- Date of death
- 2022-03-17
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
USA
Austria (birth) - Birthplace
- Vienna, Austria
- Place of death
- Binsted, East Hampshire, England, UK
- Cause of death
- pneumonia
- Places of residence
- Arundel, England, UK
Berekely, California, USA - Education
- University of Cambridge (BA|MA - Trinity College)
Harvard University (PhD|1962) - Occupations
- architect
professor - Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley
Center for Environmental Structure - Awards and honors
- Swedish Royal Academy of Arts (1980)
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1996)
Athena Medal (2006)
Vincent Scully Prize (2009)
Global Award for Sustainable Architecture (2014)
Seaside Prize (1994) (show all 7)
AIA Gold Medal for Research (1970)
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- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 2
- Members
- 5,829
- Popularity
- #4,228
- Rating
- 4.4
- Reviews
- 46
- ISBNs
- 65
- Languages
- 7
- Favorited
- 6
Anyone dealing with complex nultiscale systems and design should at least review the approach taken with this text.
Problems with the specifix approach are:
- overly culturally “western”
- many big decisions are made without detailed evidence
- there is an assumption of shared values that are not a given
- the book leaves open contextual problems that can emerge from bad application of these patterns
Extremely interesting text..… (more)