From Ideology to Technology
Michael Mehaffy and Nikos Salingaros are running a series of essays in Metropolis Magazine at the moment, they are all published here . I’ve no idea how long the series will run — hopefully forever. Anyway, it’s time to introduce this series to permaculture people, and I’ll be concentrating on the first five essays about the technologies of Christopher Alexander. The essays on Alexander’s technologies in chronological order: The Radical Technology of Christopher Alexander The Sustainable Technology of Christopher Alexander The Pattern Technology of Christopher Alexander The Living Technology of Christopher Alexander The “Wholeness-Generating” Technology of Christopher Alexander Patterns in the sand caused by fresh water run-off. Photo: Martyn Gorman The 20th century was the century of ideologies, but it all ended in mindless consumerism. So obviously, ideologies alone are not the answer, although they can hold many a truth and be a tool to unite people behind a common ...