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WHAT IS THE NATURE OF ORDER ALL ABOUT

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Empirical Findings from The Nature of Order Christopher Alexander Architect, scientist, and writer Christopher Alexander is one of the most remarkable thinkers and makers of our time. His books include A Pattern Language (1977), The Timeless Way of Building (1979), and A Foreshadowing of Twenty-First Century Art: The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets (1993). This essay is his recent effort to distill the major discoveries he presents in his masterful four-volume The Nature of Order (2002-2005); see EAP, winter 2002; fall 2006 for reviews. He wishes to thank Maggie Alexander…

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