Christopherio Alexanderio „trečioji teorija“
The “Third theory“ of Christopher Alexander

Summary/Abstract: The four volumes of The Nature of Order often referred to as Christopehr Alexander’s Third Theory is perhaps the most ambitious and recent attempt made by the architect and thinker at creating a truly holistic theory of architecture and the built environment. The article provides a discussion of his Opus Magnum in relation to the architect’s earlier work. It is suggested that a theory offered by Christopher Alexander can be considered scientific even it shows a certain lack of scholarly apparatus and a certain disregard of conventional academic style. These supposed drawbacks, however, paradoxically allow Alexander to present an unconventional and original architectural theory strongly related to his own architectural practice and his knowledge of natural sciences. The attempt to bridge the “physics“ and “metaphysics“ of architecture in relation to the present concern about the future of the natural and built environment, as well as persistent consideration of human consciousness and its environment, makes his intellectual project exceptional in many ways. That project is potentially far more useful as an intellectual tool of design than many are ready to acknowledge at the present moment.

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