Additional Resources
This page contains some of my materials related to design patterns, pattern languages and Christopher Alexander.
Facebook group | |
There is a Facebook group for discussions in a scientific context:
Recordings | |
An interview for the PURPLSOC 2015 Conference:
Interview “Pattern Languages und Christopher Alexander”
A guest lecture at the Danube University, June 17,2014:
Lecture “Pattern Languages and Christopher Alexander: Introduction and Crash Course”
Book "Pattern Theory" | |
The small book “Pattern Theory: Introduction and Perspectives on the Tracks of Christopher Alexander” (Leitner, 2015) gives a short and easy to read introduction to the work and thought of Christopher Alexander:
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The book is available at the following Amazon platforms and from most bookstores:
Articles | |
An introduction in the context of the “Patterns of Commoning”:
- “Working with Patterns: An Introduction”
- APA: Leitner, H. (2015). “Working with Patterns. An Introduction” in Bollier, D., and Helfrich, S. (Eds.) (2015). Patterns of Commoning. Levellers Press.
- Download from Academia: https://www.academia.edu/23649027/
A paper for the PURPLSOC 2015 Conference:
- “A Bird’s-Eye View on Pattern Research”
- APA: Leitner, H. (2015). “A Bird’s-Eye View on Pattern Research” in Baumgartner, P., Sickinger, R. (Eds.) (2015). PURPLSOC The Workshop 2014. PURPLSOC Conference Edition.
- Download from Academia: https://www.academia.edu/23692626/
An introduction in a philosophical context (draft):
- “Christopher Alexander - An Introduction”
Diagrams | |
These diagrams can be freely used under the Creative Commons CC BY SA license. They are from the article “Christopher Alexander: An Introduction” (see above). High-resolution images for printing are given.
15 Properties of Living Structures:
The Pyramid of the 4 Paradigms of Pattern Research
(1) Pattern Thinking vs Categorial Thinking:
(2) Pattern Language:
(3) Creative Cycle
(4) Ethics of Design
Card Stack: 64 Concepts of Pattern Theory | |
Possible Interpretations:
- 64 Concepts of Pattern Theory
- 64 fundamental Alexander’s Thought - a modular way of access
- A Glas Bead Game - Hermann Hesse's game implemented by using Alexander's concepts
- An Alphabet of Design
The cards are licensed using the Creative Commons License CC BY SA and can be freely uses, copied, and published.
The 64 cards in one PDF file:
German Resources | |
see http://lebendigkeitswissenschaft.org/wiki.cgi?Materialien .
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