What is 'living architecture' and how can it transform the digital future?

Aug 12, 2022

Living architecture reaches into humans at a transcendent level – connecting people with themselves and with one another. Image: Unsplash/Chris Barbalis

Tim Gorichanaz

Assistant Teaching Professor of Information Studies, Drexel University

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Christopher Alexander in 2012. living architecture theory of design

Christopher Alexander in 2012. Image: Michaelmehaffy/Wikimedia Commons

Postmodern architecture. living architecture

An example of the kind of postmodern architecture Christopher Alexander criticized. Image: Garry Knight/Flickr

The Giant Wild Goose Pagoda in Xi'an, China - a building Alexander considered a paragon of living architecture. Image: Alex Kwok/Wikimedia

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A scene from the game Second Life, evocative of the widespread metaverse imagery. Image: ZZ Bottom/Wikimedia Commons

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An example of natural living architecture: a tree fern crozier unfurling. Image: brewbooks/flickr

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