What I take from Alexander is the pattern language, which shapes how I do Habitability. We won't be able to do wise terraforming without his ideas.
How the word moved
In July 2018 he was on my list of people who think about knowledge by design. In May and July 2026 his pattern language became the method for habitability.
In my words
"We will not be able to do ‘wise’ terraforming without incorporating Alexander’s ideas."
from The Planetarity Syllabus. Habitability, Part I: Framing the Issue, 5 May 2026
Related
- Related Pattern Language for Habitability - he's its source.
- Related Epistron - he was on that 2018 reading list.
- Related Sinosophy - Feng Shui is an older pattern language.