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A Pattern Language holds the same reputation in architecture as The Godfather does in cinema. This cult book was first published by Oxford University Press in 1977 and has remained one of the most influential books ever since. (The 1,144 pages and 900 illustrations make the Ukrainian edition more than just a book).

Alexander details 253 “patterns"—archetypal architectural designs that appear in the environment regardless of time or style. Patterns help create a human-centered environment at any scale: from your personal space to a city block. (Maybe some readers will be lucky enough to use the language of patterns to convince their neighbors that transparent doors are safer than iron ones.)

The Timeless Way of Building and A Pattern Language are comprehensive works on the theory and practice of humanist architecture, its sources, and process.

Christopher Alexander (1936–2022) was an architect, urbanist, design theorist, founder of a unique school of architecture, and collector of antique carpets. He was a perceptive critic of the inconsistent eclecticism in modern urban planning. Alexander's ideas influenced object-oriented programming, Wikipedia, and agile methodology. He earned a degree in mathematics from Cambridge and a degree in architecture from Harvard. He established the Center for Environmental Structure Research at the University of California, Berkeley. Alexander's main work is the four-volume The Nature of Order. Other significant works include Notes on the Synthesis of Form, A City Is Not a Tree, and A New Theory of Urban Design