Christopher Alexander Lecture 1995 London
At the former Prince of Wales Institute of Architecture in London, UK -- on May 24, 1995 -- the late Christopher Alexander describes his deeply adaptive process, using a contemporary example: a community of homes in Austin, Texas. He presents a large set of slides he'd just taken, mid-project, and explains the approach, trials, resolutions, and principles. There is a question-and-answer session with architects and architecture students. For people who have read his books, this provides a vivid picture of what he was trying to do, on a genuine site, and how he worked on problems in real situations.
Produced, edited, filmed by Greg Bryant.
With Danielle Janes Gordon and the late David Heine.
https://www.patternlanguage.com/
https://www.buildingbeauty.org/
https://www.livingneighborhoods.org/
https://www.rainmagazine.com/
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https://beautiful.software/
The project discussed is here:
https://www.patternlanguage.com/projects/texas.html
https://www.livingneighborhoods.org/ht-0/texas.htm
https://christopher-alexander-ces-archive.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DOC.20240508.11655.2005.I.NoO_.3.12.5-1.pdf
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