Christopher Alexander
Christopher Alexander | |
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| Born | Christopher Wolfgang Alexander 4 October 1936 |
| Died | 17 March 2022 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | American / British |
| Alma mater | Oundle School Trinity College, Cambridge Harvard University (PhD) Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Vincent Scully Prize |
Christopher Wolfgang Alexander (4 October 1936 – 17 March 2022) was an Austrian-born British-American architect, writer and design theorist. He was an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. He talked about how architecture effects urban design, software, sociology and others. Alexander designed and personally built over 100 buildings, both as an architect and a general contractor.
His written works include Notes on the Synthesis of Form, A City is Not a Tree, The Timeless Way of Building, A New Theory of Urban Design, The Oregon Experiment. and a four volume essay The Nature of Order.
Alexander died on 17 March 2022 at his home in Walberton, West Sussex, England after a long illness at the age of 85.
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- ↑ "Book of Members, 1780-2010: Chapter A" (PDF). American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
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- ↑ "2009 Scully Prize". nbm.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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