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It also influenced Steward Brand's HOW BUILDINGS LEARN: What Happens After They’re Built. The BBC's adaptation includes some interview with Alexander [1]. [1]
by falsedan 11y ago
It also influenced Steward Brand's HOW BUILDINGS LEARN: What Happens After They’re Built. The BBC's adaptation includes some interview with Alexander [1].
[1] https://youtu.be/ZSaWdp833YM?t=12m57s https://youtu.be/ZSaWdp833YM?t=12m57s
- jalfresi 11y agoI especially like the concept in that video: "A building is not something you finish, it is something you start" This is no more truer than with software. Anyone who has had to write in-house software will appreciate that sentiment!
- andyjohnson0 11y agoAn excellent book that I'd highly recommend. I have a copy on a bookshelf not far from where I'm sat, and your mention of it has prompted me to pull it out to dip-into later. Thanks! And Stewart Brand is one of my intellectual heroes.