Editing Christopher Alexander (section)

==Honors==
Alexander was elected to the [[Harvard Society of Fellows|Society of Fellows]], Harvard University 1961–64; awarded the First Medal for Research by the American Institute of Architects, 1972;<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.rainmagazine.com/archive/2014/reflections-on-puarl-01062014/christopher-alexander-aia-medal |title=AIA First Medal for Research |work=Rain |date=August 1972}}</ref> elected member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Arts, 1980; winner of the Best Building in Japan award, 1985; winner of the ACSA (Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture) Distinguished Professor Award, 1986 and 1987;<ref>*[http://acsa-arch.org/programs-events/awards/archives/DP ACSA Archives, Distinguished Professor Award winners.]</ref> invited to present the [[Louis Kahn]] Memorial Lecture, 1992; elected a Fellow of the [[American Academy of Arts and Sciences]], 1996;<ref name=AAAS/> one of the two inaugural recipients of the Athena Medal, given by the [[Congress for the New Urbanism]] (CNU), 2006;. awarded (''in absentia'') the [[Vincent Scully Prize]] by the [[National Building Museum]], 2009; awarded the lifetime achievement award by the [[Urban Design Group]], 2011; winner of the [[Global Award for Sustainable Architecture]], 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.patternlanguage.com/bios/vitae.htm|title=Curriculum Vitae|website=www.patternlanguage.com}}</ref> and 1994 Seaside Prize recipient.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seaside Institute Board of Fellows |url=https://www.seasideinstitute.org/fellows |website=Seaside Institute|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416094428/https://www.seasideinstitute.org/fellows |archive-date=16 April 2021}}</ref>