The Production of Houses
Describes how the design and construction of a cluster of five homes were carried out under the guidance of Alexander’s architectural principles.
More by Christopher Alexander
A pattern language
The Timeless Way of Building
The nature of order
Notes on the synthesis of form
The battle for the life and beauty of the earth
The Linz Cafe (Center for Environmental Structure Series)
A vision of a living world
The Luminous Ground
The Mary Rose Museum
A City is Not a Tree
A foreshadowing of 21st century art
A New theory of urban design
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