Christopher Alexander
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Architect and design theorist (1936 to 2022); author of A Pattern Language and The Timeless Way of Building.
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23 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The timeless way of building brings order out of ourselves and cannot be attained, only allowed to happen (opens korrents.com)
“It is a process which brings order out of nothing but ourselves; it cannot be attained, but it will happen of its own accord, if we will only let it.”
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Working in the timeless way, a town can grow without architects or planners (opens korrents.com)
“Without the help of architects or planners, if you are working in the timeless way, a town will grow under your hands, as steady as the flowers in your garden.”
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Wanting to bring a building or a town to life is a fundamental human instinct (opens korrents.com)
“Each one of us wants to be able to bring a building or part of a town to life like this. It is a fundamental human instinct, as much a part of our desire as the desire for children.”
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The timeless way of building brings order out of ourselves and cannot be attained, only allowed to happen (opens korrents.com)