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 enlarge | Author: Christopher Alexander
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
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Rating:  78 reviews
Sales Rank: 7360
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.8 x 2
ISBN: 0195019199
Dewey Decimal Number: 720.1
EAN: 9780195019193
ASIN: 0195019199
Publication Date: 1977
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Great information March 9, 2007
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you are planning a future home or working with an architect, you really should read this book. It has given me a "language" to describe all the features I would like or have appreciated in the past. It sheds light on good design details and why some ideas are much more desirable than others. If you know what you like but do not know how to describe it or why it works for you, this book will help. If you don't know what you like yet, this will give you great ideas about good design.
Great urban design book. February 21, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book has a lot of great theories if you are interested in urban design. Alexander covers the board with issues concerning people and public spaces. Must read for the urban designer!
What's more to be said December 21, 2006
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Even if you're sold for deconstructivism, minimalism, etc., have the time to dig this out. The structure has the rigour of a technical book, and the content is synthetic enough to make you feel you actually learn something here. You can absorb a great amount of information in little time because the patterns are strongly tied together so you can relate them to one another easily. Highly recommended.
wondrous November 10, 2006
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am designing/building my own home and this book helped me adjust my plans until I had something that suits me perfectly instead of something "saleable." Funny thing, everyone who sees the plan and my initial start is enchanted.... Forget building houses and start building homes. I also read A Timeless Way of Building, which is a nice introduction to this one.
A Pattern Language November 4, 2006
This is an eye-opener. How form, structure and space can affect our mood, our sense of place, and our place in the communal structure are all rare insights deftly treated in this book.
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