![]() ![]() What is more interesting is how thoroughly Alexander went about solving it. These points are not original on their own schools try to do at least the last two. ![]() And finally, for emotional support, we need houses where children can seek refuge from their families or get support when their parents are busy. Secondly: for skills that are hard to learn through imitation, we need deliberate instruction. Firstly, we need ways for the young to access the environments they are to master so they can learn through imitation. How can we best make sure that the knowledge we need is sustained over generations?įor knowledge to pass from one generation to the next we fundamentally need three things. ![]() ![]() To honor his memory, I would like to take this moment to reflect on some of his ideas in the area where he has influenced me the most: on how architecture can unlock learning in society. But his main contribution was in vernacular architecture – that is architecture without architects – where houses are built gradually by the people who live in them. Alexander, whose intellectual influence extended far beyond architecture and urban planning, gave the impetus to several central ideas in modern software development, such as wikis, agile, and object-oriented programming. On the 17th of March 2022, Christopher Alexander, the architect and mathematician, passed away. ![]()
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