What Christopher Alexander thinks about behavioural science
Architect and design theorist (1936 to 2022); author of A Pattern Language and The Timeless Way of Building.
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2 dated positions, c. 1977, in their own words. Our reading of what Christopher Alexander has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsIndividuals have no effective voice in any community of more than 5000-10,000 persons.
↗A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Oxford University Press, 1977; with 5 co-authors)books.google.com All 9 from this book
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Our readingPeople use green open spaces when they are close, but not when they are more than three minutes away
Their wordsPeople need green open places to go to; when they are close they use them. But if the greens are more than three minutes away, the distance overwhelms the need.
↗A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Oxford University Press, 1977; with 5 co-authors)books.google.com All 9 from this book