Christopher Alexander Quotes

A collection of quotes by Christopher Alexander.

Christopher Alexander is an architect, professor, and author known for his influential work in the field of architecture and design theory. Born in 1936 in Austria, Alexander studied at the University of Cambridge and later became a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He is best known for his book "A Pattern Language," which introduced the concept of design patterns in architecture and urban planning. Alexander's work emphasizes the importance of creating human-centered, sustainable environments. His ideas have had a significant impact on the field of architecture and continue to inspire designers worldwide.

The structure of life I have described in buildings - the st

The structure of life I have described in buildings - the structure which I believe to be objective - is deeply and inextricably connected with the human person, and with the innermost nature of human feeling.

Christopher Alexander


There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand year

There is one timeless way of building. It is a thousand years old, and the same today as it has ever been. The great traditional buildings of the past, the villages and tents and temples in which man feels at home, have always been made by people who were very close to the center of this way.

Christopher Alexander

Home

Once you understand this way, you will be able to make your

Once you understand this way, you will be able to make your room alive you will be able to design a house together with your family a garden for your children places where you can work beautiful terraces where you can sit and dream.

Christopher Alexander

Design

The buildings that I build very often have a dreamlike reali

The buildings that I build very often have a dreamlike reality. I don't mean by that they have a fantasy quality at all, in fact quite the reverse. They contain in some degree the ingredients that give dreams their power... stuff that's very close to us.

Christopher Alexander

Dreams

Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental des

Complexity is one of the great problems in environmental design.

Christopher Alexander

Design