christopher alexander
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entry 29. worldness
i have been writing about “building imaginary worlds” written by Mark J.P. Wolf. It was the push I needed to realize the relationship between worldbuilding and architecture. And today, I’m here to talk about the inspirational article that was referenced many times in the book as well, “Transmedial Worlds – rethinking cyberworld design”, written by…
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entry 28. – on quality, 02
to be honest, i have been trying to bring out this piece, the second of my writings titled “on quality,” for a long time now, but i could never quite settle into it. what pushed me to write it was an encounter that happened before i had even read pirsig. the concept of quality i…
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entry 21. – the timeless way of building*
*Alexander, Christopher. The Timeless Way of Building. New York: Oxford University Press, 1979. I’ve been exploring connections between worldbuilding and architecture as a way to imagine what could be. Worldbuilding has developed particular ways of thinking about creation and emergence. I’m curious whether those ways of thinking could enrich architectural practice. To gain a perspective,…
a bag of holding 