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Patterns of Growth: Operationalizing Alexander’s “Web Way of Thinking”
| Resumo: | Christopher Alexander was often characterized—and sometimes seemed to characterize himself—as “sui generis,” a radical and perhaps even eccentric thinker on architecture, technology, culture, and nature. That perception in turn has led many to dismiss Alexander’s work as too idiosyncratic to be operationalized in the pragmatic world of planning and building. Here we show, however, that Alexander’s core ideas have strong parallels in contemporary network science, mathematics, physics, and philosophy, and in the pragmatic world of technological design (including computer software). We highlight a remaining gap in translating Alexander’s work into practical tools and strategies for implementation—a gap that is tantalizingly near to being bridged. |
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| Autores principais: | Mehaffy, Michael W. |
| Assunto: | Christopher Alexander; design patterns; network science; pattern language; wiki |
| Ano: | 2023 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Tipo de acesso: | unknown |
| Instituição associada: | Cogitatio Press |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | Urban Planning |
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| dc.source.none.fl_str_mv | Urban Planning; Vol 8, No 3 (2023): Assessing the Complex Contributions of Christopher Alexander; 235-245 2183-7635 |
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| description | Christopher Alexander was often characterized—and sometimes seemed to characterize himself—as “sui generis,” a radical and perhaps even eccentric thinker on architecture, technology, culture, and nature. That perception in turn has led many to dismiss Alexander’s work as too idiosyncratic to be operationalized in the pragmatic world of planning and building. Here we show, however, that Alexander’s core ideas have strong parallels in contemporary network science, mathematics, physics, and philosophy, and in the pragmatic world of technological design (including computer software). We highlight a remaining gap in translating Alexander’s work into practical tools and strategies for implementation—a gap that is tantalizingly near to being bridged. |
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| spelling | en-USPatterns of Growth: Operationalizing Alexander’s “Web Way of Thinking”Mehaffy, Michael W.Christopher Alexander; design patterns; network science; pattern language; wikiCopyright (c) 2023 Michael W. Mehaffyhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2https://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6688DOIhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6688URLHasVersionhttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/urbanplanning/article/view/6688/6688URLHasVersionhttps://doi.org/10.17645/up.v8i3.6688DOI2023-08-24en-USChristopher Alexander was often characterized—and sometimes seemed to characterize himself—as “sui generis,” a radical and perhaps even eccentric thinker on architecture, technology, culture, and nature. That perception in turn has led many to dismiss Alexander’s work as too idiosyncratic to be operationalized in the pragmatic world of planning and building. Here we show, however, that Alexander’s core ideas have strong parallels in contemporary network science, mathematics, physics, and philosophy, and in the pragmatic world of technological design (including computer software). We highlight a remaining gap in translating Alexander’s work into practical tools and strategies for implementation—a gap that is tantalizingly near to being bridged.Cogitatio Pressapplication/pdfen-USUrban Planning; Vol 8, No 3 (2023): Assessing the Complex Contributions of Christopher Alexander; 235-2452183-7635engjournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501literatureVoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
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