How "Living Architecture" Could Help the World Avoid a Soul-Deadening Digital Future

Revisiting the work of Christopher Alexander for the Digital Age

My first Apple laptop felt like a piece of magic made just for me – almost a part of myself. The rounded corners, the lively shading, the delightful animations. I had been using Windows my whole life, starting on my family’s IBM 386, and I never thought using a computer could be so fun.

Indeed, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs said that computers were like bi…