Nature, life, and self: Christopher Alexander after a pattern language

It's hard to do good work, with or without a pattern language, unless you use some form of judgment. Alexander found the most profound judgment is based on how well you can connect with the underlying structure of nature. To be alive in this way, your work has to act as a mirror of your true self. This is explained in detail by the four volumes of The Nature of Order.
Filmed in 1995 by David Heine of Aspect Productions.
Produced and edited by Greg Bryant of Rain Magazine.
With many thanks to Christopher Alexander, Maggie Moore Alexander, Olga Volchkova, Yodan Rofè, the Center for Environmental Structure, the Building Beauty school of architecture, and countless collaborators.
www.buildingbeauty.org
www.patternlanguage.com
www.urbanology.com
www.rainmagazine.com

[@krisang_co]

Such a profound thinker. Even today, very few understand the depth and the impact of pattern language could have on architecture.

[@generativeresearch]

What a brilliant man

[@elelaluz4921]

This is a gem

[@mukeirabluetemple6950]

Thank you so much for uploading this. Incredible

[@lizvalente5817]

Thank you! Thank you!

[@kateshoemakerqigong]

“Which picture best represents your true self?”

[@tedchu8888]

People can see but unaware what they see ...

[@georgecharalambous2349]

Thank you for uploading. It would be great if the background noise is removed 😊 let me know if you need help with it

[@william_02]

I like it. It’s nostalgic

[@paolaveronicadellaira4213]

please can I know who is the interviewer? Is this a lesson or what ? It seems a a countdown. And he seem very young. what date?

[@urbanology]

The year is 1995, when David Heine and Greg Bryant were collaborating on a documentary about Christopher Alexander. Some of the original tapes were lost, and only copies with 'time codes' remain, like this one. This is Alexander responding to David Heine, who asked about the origin of the material in 'The Nature of Order'.