期刊名称：She Ji: The Journal of Design, Economics, and Innovation
印刷版ISSN：2405-8726
出版年度：2020
卷号：6
期号：3
页码：345-375
DOI：10.1016/j.sheji.2020.03.002
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：AbstractChristopher Alexander has been a leading pioneer of academic research on architectural and urban design since the early 1960s. He is also a practicing architect and builder with a passion for creating and restoring life and beauty to our physical environment. In this essay I review, evaluate, and reflect on some of his particularly fruitful, promising, or problematic ideas. I will put forth some ideas of my own for clarification, and to indicate avenues for future research. I argue that Alexander’s notion of patterns (a verbal medium for capturing and conveying design knowledge in a systematic, reusable form) is in need of conceptual development along lines I suggest, even though Alexander downplayed the significance of patterns as he moved on to other theoretical ideas (mainly about aesthetics) later in his career. While I go into some detail about selected parts of Alexander’s work, the intended readership of this essay is not restricted to specialists. I have made an effort to provide guidance and background information to readers not already familiar with Alexander’s comprehensive body of theory.Highlights•Selected ideas from Christopher Alexander’s research are reviewed.•The logical structure and empirical import of “patterns” is formalized.•Alexander’s unification of the art and science of architecture is highlighted.•Theory is classified into nomological principles, methodology, and organization.•Alexander’s contribution to a science of architecture is evaluated.
关键词：Christopher Alexander;Pattern language;Empirical adequacy and completeness of patterns;Aesthetics;Philosophy of design;Unification of art and science of architecture
