# Christopher Alexander ## Notes About Alexander's Thought > 1/n There's one overarching meta algorithm that he has worked on his whole life, roughly described as "unfolding" > It could be thought of as a design algorithm, but in fact the deeper you go, the more *all thought* seems to become a form of design; > 2/n "Unfolding" has been further broken down into the application of fifteen "structure preserving transformations" which are more particular, yet still operate at a fairly high level of abstraction; > 3/n even those fifteen more algorithmic "transformations" feel more like broad CLASSES of algorithm - > So he's working at a superstructure level for sure > But I find his framing REALLY helpful to remind myself not to get "lost in the weeds" > An eternal reminder of the big picture > SCALE is one of the things we must attend to. - [ ] Christopher Alexander how is he related to [[Wendell Berry]] ## Writings - [[A Pattern Language]] - Timeless Way of Building - [[Specifications for an organic and human building system]] - [[Making the Garden]] #people #notebook