What Christopher Alexander thinks about creativity
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. 1979, in their own words. Our reading of what Christopher Alexander has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsIt 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.
↗The Timeless Way of Building (Oxford University Press, 1979)books.google.com All 14 from this book
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Their wordsEach 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.
↗The Timeless Way of Building (Oxford University Press, 1979)books.google.com All 14 from this book