William Saunders

In the May 2002 issue of RECORD, William Saunders wrote a Commentary column (page 93) on Christopher Alexander's new book The Nature of Order, Book One: The Phenomenon of Life and his 1977 classic A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. Alexander responded to Saunders in a letter that can be seen here. The following essay is Saunders's response to Alexander's letter.


William Saunders is the editor of the Harvard Design Magazine.

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In the Cause of Architecture

The Nature of Order II

Williams Saunders responds to Christopher Alexander's letter.
William Saunders
January 3, 2003
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One of the two main points of my essay on Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Langauge and The Phenomenon of Life is that Alexander’s thinking has been wrongly neglected by thoughtful academics and practitioners in the last 20 years.


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In the Cause of Architecture

The Nature of Order II

William Saunders responds to Christopher Alexander's letter
William Saunders
January 1, 2002
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One of the two main points of my essay on Christopher Alexander’s A Pattern Langauge and The Phenomenon of Life is that Alexander’s thinking has been wrongly neglected by thoughtful academics and practitioners in the last 20 years.


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