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thinker:christopher-alexanderChristopher Alexander
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Affiliations
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Authored papers (5)
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Originates (34)
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Structure-Preserving TransformationsIntelligence Amplification (IA)Life as a Quality of SpaceQuality Without A NameEgolessness in MakingFundamental processThe Nature of OrderA Pattern LanguageCosmological ordergenerative processSynthesis of Formfield of centersliving structureLiving processField effectPerson-stuffSemilatticeWholeness
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Studies (39)
Alexander's proposed extended physics / modified cosmologyAlexander's method of observation based on inner feelingdeep feeling (unitary feeling of the whole)Fifteen Properties of Living StructureTheory of Wholeness (centers and life)Interlock of public and private spaceornament (as whole-building quality)Structure-Preserving TransformationsA Foreshadowing of 21st Century Artlife (as quality in architecture)Artificial Intelligencestep‑by‑step adaptationFifteen TransformationsFinite Element AnalysisQuality Without A NameHulls of Public SpaceHigh-Density HousingThe I (eternal self)Fundamental processA Pattern LanguageGestalt PsychologyInformation Theoryfield of centersliving structurePiecemeal GrowthTurkish CarpetsDegree of lifeLiving centersLiving processPositive SpaceMorphogenesisBill Hugginsinner lightSusan CareyBelongingUnfoldingWholenessMisfitBeing
Affiliations (9)
- College of Environmental Design (CED), UC Berkeley(institute)
- Harvard Center for Cognitive Studies(institute)
- Center for Environmental Structure(institute)
- University of California, Berkeley(institute)
- University of Cambridge(institute)
- Christopher Alexander(community)
- CES Office, Martinez(institute)
- Fifteen Properties(community)
- CES tile workshop(institute)
Co-authors (12)
- Shlomo Angel3 shared
- Gary Black2 shared
- Hisae Hosoi2 shared
- Howard Davis2 shared
- Ingrid Fiksdahl-King2 shared
- Max Jacobson2 shared
- Murray Silverstein2 shared
- Randy Schmidt2 shared
- Sara Ishikawa2 shared
- Saul Pichardo2 shared
- Annie tier Bedrossian1 shared
- Artemis Anninou1 shared
Their work is cited by (5)
- Cybernetic Diagrams: Design Strategies for an Open Game3× refs
- Harmony-Seeking Computations: a Science of Non-Classical Dynamics based on the Progressive Evolution of the Larger Whole2× refs
- The Problem with Christopher Alexander1× refs
- Towards a theory of conceptual design for software1× refs
- Understanding Christopher Alexander's Fifteen Properties via Visualization and Analysis1× refs
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- aboutThe work of Alexander was more radical than Arts and Crafts architects generally admitted.(claim)
- affiliated_withArtemis Anninou(thinker)
- affiliated_withBill McClung(thinker)
- affiliated_withDan Solomon(thinker)
- affiliated_withHoward Davis(thinker)
- affiliated_withYodan Rose(thinker)
- associated_withGreen doll (carving by Christopher Alexander)(concept)
- authoredChapter 11: The Face Of God(chapter)
- authoredChapter 20: The Spread Of Living Processes(chapter)
- authoredChapter 8: Step-By-Step Adaptation(chapter)
- authoredChapter 8: The Mirror Of The Self(chapter)
- authoredChapter 9: Making Wholeness Heals The Maker(chapter)
- citesA Pattern Language(concept)
- citesAlan Powers(thinker)
- citesAnthony Vidler(concept)
- citesGuasare New Town, Venezuela Project(event)
- citesJoão Rocha(concept)
- citesMoshav Shorashim, Galilee Project(event)
- citesNicholas Jacobs(thinker)
- citesPeter Eisenman(concept)
- citesRobert Somol(concept)
- citesSchumacher Lecture, Bristol, October 30, 2004(event)
- citesThe Nature of Order(concept)
- contradictsPeter Eisenman(concept)
- mentionsChapter 19: How Living Process Helps To Make Color Which Unfolds From The Configuration(chapter)
- mentionsChapter 20: Summation: The Morphology Of Living Architecture: What We May Call Archetypal Form(chapter)
- mentionsChapter 4: How Differently A Living Process Generates Large Public Buildings(chapter)
- mentionsCybernetic Diagrams: Design Strategies for an Open Game(paper)
- mentionsGarden of Applications (1998 PLoP pattern language paper)(artifact)
- mentionsHow Living Process Lays The Groundwork For Coherence Of A City Through The Hulls Of Public Space(chapter)
- mentionsInside the Visitor Centre(artifact)
- mentionsThe Problem with Christopher Alexander(paper)
- studiesMolly Wright Steenson(thinker)
- studiesUnnamed architecture student (Student X)(thinker)
Recent mentions (12)
- papersbattery.md
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05-the-practical-matter-of-forging-a-living-center.md - alexander
16-how-living-process-should-inspire.md - alexander
11-chapter-11.md - alexander
13-patterns.md - alexander
01-the-principle-of-unfolding-wholeness-in-nature.md - alexander
09-beyond-descartes-a-new-form-of-scientific-observat.md - alexander
07-the-personal-nature-of-order.md - alexander
21-conclusion-the-world-created-and-transformed.md - alexander
20-the-spread-of-living-processes.md - alexander
20-summation-the-morphology-of-living-architecture-wh.md - alexander
19-massive-process-difficulties-the-process-of-creati.md