The timeless way of building /
This introductory volume to Alexander's other works, A Pattern of Language and The Oregon Experiment, explains concepts fundamental to his original approaches to the theory and application of architecture. Full description
| Main Author: | Alexander, Christopher. |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York : Oxford University Press, 1979 |
| Series: |
Center for Environmental Structure series ;
V. 1.
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| Subjects: | |
| Contents: | The timeless way -- The quality without a name -- Being alive -- Patterns of events -- Patterns of space -- Patterns which are alive -- The multiplicity of living patterns -- The quality itself -- The flower and the seed -- Our pattern languages -- Our pattern languages (cont.) -- The creative power of language -- The breakdown of language -- Patterns which can be shared -- The reality of patterns -- The structure of a language -- The evolution of a common language for a town -- The genetic power of language -- Differentiating space -- One pattern at a time -- Shaping one building -- Shaping a group of buildings -- The process of construction -- The process of repair -- The slow emergence of a town -- Its ageless character -- The kernel of the way. |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Neenah | Adult Nonfiction | 720.1 AL26t | Available |