> Alexander is considered as the founder of the pattern language movement in software. According to its developer, Ward Cunningham, the original wiki—the technology that underpins Wikipedia—was inspired by Alexander’s work. Alexander’s work has had an impact on the evolution of agile software development.

> 2006年には、レオン・クリアーとともに、ニューアーバニズム運動の基礎を築いた人々を称えるCNUのアテナ・メダルの最初の2人の受賞者の一人であった。