High buildings have no genuine advantages, except in speculative gains for banks — Christopher Alexander
Most of the wonderful places in the world were not made by architects but by the people. — Christopher Alexander
On the geometric level, we see certain physical elements repeated endlessly, combined — Christopher Alexander
From a sequence of these individual patterns, whole buildings with the character of nature — Christopher Alexander
Everyone is aware that most of the built environment today lacks a natural order — Christopher Alexander
This is a fundamental view of the world. It says that when you build a thing you cannot — Christopher Alexander
In an organic environment, every place is unique, and the different places also cooperate — Christopher Alexander
But in practice master plans fail – because they create totalitarian order, not organic order. — Christopher Alexander
A building or a town will only be alive to the extent that it is governed in a timeless way. — Christopher Alexander
To work our way towards a shared language once again, we must first learn how to — Christopher Alexander
The more living patterns there are in a place – a room, a building, or a town – the more it — Christopher Alexander
The structure of life I have described in buildings – the structure which I believe to be objective — Christopher Alexander