Christopher Alexander
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Christopher Alexander was an influential architect and design theorist best known for developing the concept of pattern languages in architecture and urban planning.
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| Christopher Alexander canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
architect
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author ⓘ design theorist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Book in Architecture and Urban Planning Award (AIA) for A Pattern Language
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Gold Medal of the American Institute of Architects (AIA California Council) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounded | Center for Environmental Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conceptCoined | pattern language ⓘ |
| conceptDeveloped |
fifteen properties of living structure
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generative design ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1936-10-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-03-17 ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in Architecture ⓘ |
| doctoralThesis | Notes on the Synthesis of Form NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Harvard University
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| employer | University of California, Berkeley ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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design theory ⓘ software design theory ⓘ urban design ⓘ |
| founded | Center for Environmental Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Christopher Wolfgang Alexander NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
New Urbanism
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object-oriented design ⓘ permaculture design ⓘ software engineering ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
modernism in architecture
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traditional vernacular architecture ⓘ |
| knownFor |
A Pattern Language
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Notes on the Synthesis of Form NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Order NERFINISHED ⓘ The Timeless Way of Building NERFINISHED ⓘ influencing software design patterns ⓘ pattern language ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
human-centered design
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pattern language movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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Austrian ⓘ British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction
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Notes on the Synthesis of Form NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Order, Book 1: The Phenomenon of Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Order, Book 2: The Process of Creating Life NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Order, Book 3: A Vision of a Living World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Nature of Order, Book 4: The Luminous Ground NERFINISHED ⓘ The Timeless Way of Building NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalView | buildings and cities should have a quality of life and wholeness ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Vienna, Austria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Binsted, West Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Architecture ⓘ |
| residence |
Berkeley, California
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Binsted, West Sussex, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.patternlanguage.com/ ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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