In recent years, some developers have begun to make use of ''patterns'' as a means to improve systems quality. Patterns are relatively simple written narratives that define a problem, outline a ...

We take an intimate look at Christopher Alexander's influential work of the 1970s, A Pattern Language, in which he ascribes patterns to architecture, claiming that they cross cultures and context.

Ask a businessperson, “What exactly do you do?” and the answer will probably be, “I make decisions!” Ask a scientist, and the response will be, “I discover truth!” Actually, both of them are on the ...

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Last month, the architect and author Christopher Alexander received the Vincent Scully Prize, given annually by the National Building Museum “to recognize exemplary practice, scholarship or criticism ...