Fair point on the mid-century Orientalism. Alexander’s aesthetic was definitely a product of its time.
But even if we strip away the 'Tao of the West' style, there's a functional core that feels neglected today: the idea that systems (whether a building or a dashboard) should adapt to their users' organic behavior rather than forcing users into a rigid UI grid.
In 'The Nature of Order', he moves toward more abstract 'living structures'. Do you think that abstraction is actually more applicable to modern software architecture than his earlier pattern languages? Or are we just doomed to cycle through different flavors of aesthetic trends?
