Christopher Alexander’s Theory of Wholeness as a Tetrad of Creative Activity: The Examples of <i>A New Theory of Urban Design</i> and <i>The Nature of Order</i>

To identify and evaluate architect Christopher Alexander&#8217;s theory of wholeness, this article draws on the work of British philosopher J.G. Bennett, who developed a conceptual method&#8212;what he called <i>systematics</i>&#8212;to clarify phenomena by drawing upon the q...

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Main Author: David Seamon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:Urban Science
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/3/2/46