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CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER’S UTOPIAN BLUEPRINT

MAGINE A of independent regions. Each of its cities is a mosaic of distinctive, self-governing neighborhoods, where “people can choose the kind of subculture they wish to live in, and can still experience many ways of life different from their own.” Homes and workplaces sit side by side, and those workplaces are a mix of owner-operated businesses and self-managed workshops. Bureaucracy is minimal, and services are administered in small offices without red tape.

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