"Nothing which is not simple and direct can survive the slow transmision from person to person."
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Christopher Alexander
Christopher Alexander (October 4, 1936 – March 17, 2022) was an Austrian-born British architect. He was an emeritus professor at the University of California, Berkeley. His theories about the nature of human-centered design have affected fields beyond architecture, including urban design, software, and sociology.
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