by Antonio Caperna Tatjana Capuder Vidmar obtained a MA in Architecture and Urban Design at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Architecture in 1991. In 1994, she was awarded a PhD in Architecture and Urban Design at the University of Ljubljana. In 1994, she studied at the AA School of Architecture, London, UK in a postgraduate […] read more
The 1982 Debate Between Christopher Alexander and Peter EisenmanAn Early Discussion of the “New Sciences” of Organised Complexity in Architecture ______________________________________________________ Peter Eisenman: I met Christopher Alexander for the first time just two minutes ago, but I feel I have known him for a long time. I suddenly sense that we have been placed in […] read more
An Interview with Nikos Salingaros by Michael Bauwens The peer-to-peer relational dynamic represents the basic human freedom for humans to connect to each other and to engage in actions without permissions. It can flourish in global cyber-collectives, but also on a local scale, particularly in the interstices of the mainstream system, in places where control […] read more
The Origins of Pattern Theory,the Future of the Theory, And The Generation of a Living World (Part A) by Christopher Alexander The following presentation was recorded live in San Jose, California, October of 1996, at The 1996 ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programs, Systems, Languages and Applications (OOPSLA). Introduction by Jim Coplien Once in a great […] read more
The Origins of Pattern Theory,the Future of the Theory, And The Generation of a Living World (Part B) by Christopher Alexander The following presentation was recorded live in San Jose, California, October of 1996, at The 1996 ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programs, Systems, Languages and Applications (OOPSLA). B. The Nature of Order The pattern theory […] read more
The Origins of Pattern Theory,the Future of the Theory, And The Generation of a Living World by Christopher Alexander C. What the future holds in store: The Generativity Problem and the Generation of a Living World Let us now consider a problem of magnitude. There are some two billion buildings in the world, about 2 […] read more
by Christopher Alexander FOREWORD The following commentary is based upon a letter I wrote in response to William Saunders of the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Saunders wrote a review of Book I of The Nature of Order that I felt completely failed to grasp the ideas behind it. Indeed he did not even discuss those […] read more
Author of Notes on the Synthesis of Form, A City is Not A Tree, A Pattern Language and The Nature of Order by Michael Mehaffy Michael Mehaffy: We’re seeing some astonishing things coming out of the sciences just now. Geometry seems to be the hot topic – the complex structure of proteins, the unfolding processes of […] read more
M/M interview with Stefano Serafini on ISB Summer School in Neuroergonomics and Urban Design This interview has been published with permission by Manner of Man, where it originally appeared, in December 2012. Manner of Man, founded by architect Nicola Linza (USA) and Cristoffer Neljesjö (Sweden) in 2010, is an authoritative magazine devoted “to bring together […] read more
Comments on Ashraf Salama’s Paper: “The New Vitruvius?” by Nikos A. Salingaros While immensely flattered (and also not a little embarrassed) by this attention given to my work, I feel I must try to set the record straight on one matter. I am very grateful for Dr. Salama’s efforts to acquaint readers with my books, […] read more