What Christopher Alexander thinks about motivation

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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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1 dated position, c. 1979, in their own words. Our reading of what Christopher Alexander has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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   Our readingWanting to bring a building or a town to life is a fundamental human instinct

   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