Celebrating the Life and Work of Christopher Alexander
On March 17, 2022, at 85 years of age, Christopher Alexander passed away peacefully in his home in West Sussex, England. This post celebrates his life, and for ...
Category: Living Design Process
Five Principles of Healthy Design Process with John Carruthers
In this episode my friend John Carruthers shares five insights or principles he’s distilled during five years of developing a 70-acre property in Central Victor...
In Dialogue with Takota Coen about Permaculture’s Potential (E58)
I recently enjoyed the first of what I hope will be many lovely conversations with Takota Coen about permaculture’s potential. Takota is co-author of the ...
Javan Bernakevitch interviews Dan Palmer (E46)
In this episode my good friend Javan Kerby Bernakevitch from All Points Design in Canada interviews me about the various projects I am and have been part of, in...
Dialogue #2 with Anna Lena – Dancing with living design (e43)
With thanks to Anna Lenna for a second great chat – check out our first chat here. Here is Anna Lena’s summary of our exchange from here: Dan, found...
In dialogue with permaculture designer Scott Gallant on the practical and professional realities of a more living design process – Part Two of Two (e42)
The second half of my initial conversation with Scott Gallant from Porvenir Design where Scott asks me questions about my facilitatory approach to professional ...
Living Design Process in Practice – Some Examples
Hey all. Continuing on this theme of what Living Design Process looks and feels like in practice, here I share a video of a recent presentation I made to the Bu...
In dialogue with permaculture designer Scott Gallant on the practical and professional realities of a more living design process – Part One of Two (e41)
I was delighted when Scott Gallant from Porvenir Design emailed me earlier in the year: Hi Dan, I wanted to reach out and introduce myself after having (finally...