Go BackProject Specific Pattern Languages – Specificity and Generality of Pattern Languages
A shared pattern language in a project acts as the generic system which gives the power to the smaller local acts to form a whole. Within the process of making a project, every individual act of building differentiates space. However, the individual acts do not constitute a process of addition, in which performed parts are combined to create a whole; on the contrary, it is a process of unfolding, in which the whole precedes the parts, and actually gives birth to them, by splitting.
The process of unfolding goes step by step, one pattern at a time. Each step brings just one pattern to life.
Areas of focus:
Design and Building Process
Guiding idea:
Pattern Languages in Practice
Thoughts and Arguments Explored and Developed
The generic power of language
Differentiating space – a process of unfolding
Step-by-Step procedure: Sequence of steps for designing a building
Patterns are implemented best by piecemeal growth; emerge gradually and organically
The site is the medium in which design takes its shape, without making a drawing
The building gets its final form during the actual process of construction
Working out the details of the building as construction unfolds
References
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A Pattern Language Which Generates Multi-Service Centers
1968
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray SilversteinPublisher:Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.No of pages:283 ppThe first of Alexander’s early works published by the Center for Environmental Structure, notably the first pattern language for a project. It is presented as a system of generating principles, called a pattern language for multi-service centers. It includes 64 ...
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Houses Generated by Patterns
1969
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelPublisher:Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.No of pages:221 ppThe second of Alexander’s early works published by the Center for Environmental Structure, lays out the process of creating the pattern language for a group of houses designed for an experimental housing competition in Lima, Peru in 1969. It ...
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人間都市, A Human City
1970
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Ronald Walkey, Murray SilversteinPublisher:Kajima Institute Publishing Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JapanNo of pages:170 pp“A Human City”, bilingual book, both in Japanese and English, includes the material which first appeared as an exhibit in the Theme Pavilion at the Osaka World’s Fair “Progress and Harmony for Mankind”, in 1970. The book concentrates on ten ...
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The Oregon Experiment
1975
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny AbramsPublisher:Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.No of pages:189 ppThe third volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “The Oregon Experiment” is the first of the series to describe in full detail how the theory presented in “A Pattern Language” and ...
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The Production of Houses
1985
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Julio Martinez, Don CornerPublisher:Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.No of pages:383 ppThe fifth volume in “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “The Production of Houses” puts Alexander’s theories to the test and shows what sort of production system can create the kind of environment Alexander ...
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The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
Book Two - The Process of Creating Life
2002
Authors:Christopher AlexanderPublisher:The Center for Environmental Structure Publishing, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.No of pages:636 pp“The Process of Creating Life”, the second volume of “The Nature of Order” series presents a dynamic theory of living structure. It begins with an analysis of transformations, which occur in nature, and the distinction between structure-preserving transformations, responsible for ...
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The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth - A Struggle between Two World-Systems
2012
Authors:Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Maggie Moore AlexanderPublisher:Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.No of pages:505 ppThe ninth and last volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press is the “The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth – A Struggle between Two World-Systems”. The book puts ...
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Chapter 13. Patterns: Generic Rules for Making Centers, 11 / The System of Patterns Emanates as a Whole
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 13. Patterns: Generic Rules for Making Centers, 12 / The Eishin School Pattern Language
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 13. Patterns: Generic Rules for Making Centers, 7/ A New Language for Houses in Peru
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The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 13. Patterns: Generic Rules for Making Centers, 8 / The Type of Observation Which Leads to Discovery of Living Centers
Publication,Book title:
The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
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Chapter 13. Patterns: Generic Rules for Making Centers, 9 / The Process of Finding a Good Center
Publication,Book title:
The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
Book Two – The Process of Creating LifePages:354-357
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Bronx Multi-Service Center
1968 to
1973
Hunts Point, Bronx, NY, U.S.A.Civic, Realized , Schematic Design was completed in 1968Client:New York City Human Resourses Administaration, Hunts Point Community in the BronxC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Sanford Hirshen, Sim Van der RynContractor:Built by othersProject stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Concept designAn early study of the use of pattern language in community designed buildings. The Bronx Multi-Service Center is one of the eight centers included in the book "A Pattern Language Which Generates Multi-Service Centers", and presents a prototype for these ...
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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations
1969 to
1970
11km north of Lima, Lima, PeruMaster Planning, Low Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970Client:Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI projectC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelSponsor:United NationsProject cost:$1,800-$3,800 / houseProject stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for choice process Preliminary Design Innovative construction methodsMaster plan for a community of 1500 houses, submitted as one out of twelve other competition entries for the United Nations sponsored international housing competition PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda). The Center for Environmental Structure was chosen as the ...
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon
1969 to
1971
Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Master Planning, Educational, Realized , Completed in 1971 and impletentedClient:University of Oregon - Mr. Robert S. Harris, Dean of the School of Architecture and Chairman of the user planning committeeC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny AbramsProject stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Diagnosis and repair processA complete user-based master plan for the University of Oregon, in Eugene, introducing a new planning theory, which replaced the predominant theory of master plans. It gave primacy to the use of pattern languages and user design, in the continuous ...
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Stanislaus County Mental Health Center
1970 to
1973
Modesto, CA, U.S.A.Civic, Realized , Construction completed in 1973Client:Stanislaus County Mental Health Services - Dr. Hewitt F. Ryan, County Director of Psychiatric ServicesC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Murray SilversteinContractor:Beuving Construction, Oakdale, CaliforniaProject cost:$1,500,000Design and construction process:1) Creation of a pattern language for the new mental health center, which defined the general spatial layout and conditions required by the psychiatric services. 2) Layout on the site: C.E.S. worked intensively on the ground with the team of users; in a period of about one week, the layout of the building on the site, according to the pattern language, was completed. 3) Final drawings: The plan laid out on the site with stakes, was then recorded on paper, and the final building drawings prepared directly from this data, with few changes. 4) Users were brought in again, while final decisions about structure and materials were made.Project stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Development Design and Construction Drawings done after layoutA community mental health center for outpatients and outpatient care with seven buildings, including clinics, outpatient facilities, therapeutic departments for adults, teenagers and children, staff facilities, administrative offices, gardens, courts and walkways, with total area 24,000 square feet. The key ...
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Peru Project - Fourteen Low Cost Houses
1971 to
1975
11km north of Lima, Lima, PeruLow Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Pilot construction project completed in 1975Client:Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI projectC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo AngelContractor:Conglomerate of local Peruvian contractorsSponsor:United NationsProject cost:$75,000Project stages:Construction DrawingsConstruction of one group of fourteen (14) houses, part of the first experimental pilot project, built together with the schemes of the other twelve architectural firms which participated in the international PREVI competition.
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Canary Island Tourist Resort
1973
Fuerta Ventura, Canary Islands, SpainCommercial, Designed , Completed in 1973Client:Development Consortium, Rueger and Associates, Stuttgart, GermanyC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Halim Abdelhalim, Lisa HeschongProject stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Preliminary designDevelopment plan for a tourist resort for 80,000 people. Formulation of a project specifc pattern language for creating real and active communities all year round; it included 45 patterns which defined the preservation of land, the sites for building, relative ...
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Etna Street Cottage
1974
Etna Street, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1974Client:Center for Environmetal StructureC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander with his students in the 1974 Spring studio class Arch. 209, including Walter V. Wendler and Donald CornerContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$3.000Project stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Layout on the site No drawings were produced Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methodsExperimental building project, two-story 400 sq. ft. cottage, with a hollow wooden structure filled with concrete and featherweight concrete vaults. Completed in ten weeks, without a building permit at the back of the C.E.S. office on Etna Street, and was ...
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Low Cost Houses for Mexicali
1975 to
1977
Mexicali, Baja California, MexicoLow Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1977Client:Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali - Mr. Jorge Nunez, Director of the School of ArchitectureC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, students and familiesContractor:Built by the families and local subcontractors under the management of the Center for Environmental StructureSponsor:University of Baja CaliforniaProject cost:$70,000Project stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Layout on the ground by clients and C.E.S. Preliminary Design drawings done after layout Direct Construction management along with on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Users inA cluster of houses for large families, with a builders yard, built by the families themselves with the help of students from the Universidad Autonoma of Mexico, and a team of builders from the Center for Environmental Structure. Each house ...
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Comprehensive Master Plan for the University of Missouri
1981 to
1982
Kansas City, MO, U.S.A.Master Planning, Educational, Designed , Completed in Aug-1982Client:University of Missouri - George Russell, ChancellorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Howard Davis, Susanne SieplProject stages:Pattern language for the project by C.E.S.The University of Missouri master plan, for the use of the Chancellor’s office, was based of a project specific pattern language. It included 55 patterns –called policies in this case– for buildings and open spaces, and 36 additional patterns for ...
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Sala House
1981 to
1983
700 Hillside, 94706, Albany, CA, U.S.A.Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Jun-1983Client:Mr. & Mrs. Andre and Anna SalaC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Bob Smith, David Turtle, Seth Wachtel, Andre SalaContractor:Center for Environmetal StructureProject cost:$180.000Design and construction process:1) Personal vision: C.E.S. worked with the Sala family to gain an understanding of their needs and to derive from them a deep and personal vision of their house. 2) Layout on the site: several sessions on the site, laying out the exterior edges of the house volume along with outside courtyards, completed by C.E.S. staff working with the Salas. The interior rooms of the ground floor were also laid out on the site. 3) Preparation of drawings: At the end of the layout process it was possible for C.E.S. to prepare a set of drawings for the building permit from the City of Albany. 4) Construction commences and design continues; C.E.S. was the general contractor, and so the design process which had been begun in the first phase was carried through the construction phase, with many crucial on-site design decisions being made weekly, even daily, while the house was under construction. 5) Finishing touches: Hand-painted woodwork, color, details, furnishings, were done by C.E.S. staff and construction crews.Project stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Use of full scale mock-ups Direct Construction management along with on-site design decisThree-story tower, 20 feet by 20 feet in plan on each floor, on a wooded, sloping site. The interior structure of the house is wood post and beam with pine panelling and hand-painted surfaces, and the exterior is a red ...
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Eishin Campus - High School and College Complex
1982 to
1987
Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, JapanEducational, Realized , The first largest part was completed in 1985, the second part in 1988, and one more building was added in 1995Client:Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander - Chief Architect, Hans-Joachim Neis - Executive Architect, Gary Black - Structural Engineer, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King - Architect, Artemis Anninou - ArchitectContractor:Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, JapanDesign and construction process:The work on the design of project performed by C.E.S. was divided in four phases. 1) Creation of a pattern language; 2) Layout on the site; 3) Design of the individual buildings; 4) Working drawings 1) The first step in the project was to create a pattern language for the school. This was achieved by spending a total of 1200 man-hours discussing the many requirements with the various teachers, professors and staff of the Eishin School. The results of these interviews and discussions were condensed into a coherent vision, which was written up in the form of patterns (a written documentation that describes a physical reality). A copy of the pattern language that was created had been included as part of the submission to the client. 2) The next step in the process was to lay out the various buildings and outdoor spaces on the site. The main goal in this step was to position the buildings so that they form positive outdoor spaces, and to use stakes to mark the corners so that all of the concerned parties can get an actual physical sense of how the site will feel when the buildings were built. When the site felt as though it was laid out just right, the position of each building was recorded. From this record an overall site plan was drawn. At the same time that this process was going on, a large-scale site model was under continuous development in the C.E.S. office in Japan, where the users could see it and discuss it, day by day, as the work proceeded. This played an important role in helping to establish a direct connection between the users, and the site plan of the finished campus. 3) The third step in the process was the design of the individual buildings. In the Eishin School project, 35 buildings in all were designed. During this phase, various types of construction were considered which could capture the vision of the project. Some of the buildings were designed as concrete block, some were plastered concrete, and others were constructed out of heavy timber. 4) In the fourth stage, preparation of working drawings and permission, C.E.S. did its own engineering and construction estimation. Many of the buildings have unique engineering behavior, which was developed on the C.E.S. computer programs by the C.E.S. engineering staff. C.E.S. also did extensive full-scale mock-ups of crucial materials and construction details during this stage, to guarantee that the final buildings would have the emotional reality with project staff was seeking.Project stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Innovative construction mThe project was envisioned to be a new combined High School and College Complex for the Eishin Gakuen Foundation, in Saitama prefecture, outside Tokyo, and was designed as such. The campus was to be the working environment of a population ...
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New System of Office Furniture for Haworth, Inc.
1985 to
1986
Holland, MI, U.S.A.Office Furniture, Designed , Furniture prototypes built by C.E.S.Client:Haworth Manufacturing, Inc. - Tom HenchC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Gary Black, Mark BrinnerDesign and construction process:Theree design principles guided the development of the project: 1) Layout of the personal work space by their users in order to meet their own personal needs; this process is achievable through the use of a computer program developed at C.E.S. which carries a worker through the design process. 2) Use of flexible manufacturing techniques, which allow individualisation of each piece of furniture, without increasing costs; the purpose of this feature is to eliminate the modularity that is part and parcel of current systems. 3) The basis of design is the real human needs and desires, not on the latest trend.Project stages:Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generic rules for office layout process Use of full scale mock-ups Fabrication of full size furniture prototypes by C.E.S. Design Development drawings done after fabricationThe new system of office furniture, intended for mass production, was designed in such a way as to be capable of creating the environment for millions of workers, in an endless variety of specific configurations. The line of furniture provided ...
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low Cost Houses
1986 to
1991
Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, ColombiaLow Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1993; C.E.S. involvement ended in 1991Client:The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) - John A. Neilson, Professional Advisor; "Construyamos" La Camara De Vivienda Popular Por Autogestion Communitaria - Mr. Hernan Mesa, PresidentC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Artemis Anninou, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou, Fanta Lawrence, Seth Wachtel, Jeannie RadcliffeContractor:Built by the families and local subcontractors under the management of Constuyamos and the Center for Environmental StructureSponsor:World Bank; Canadian Government (CETA); University of CaliforniaDesign and construction process:The step-by-step process on design consisted of discrete design phases, in the following order. 1) Site: The overall configuration of the project arose from the qualities and features of the land.The layout was done directly on the site, working with stakes and earth-moving equipment, in parallel to working with models. Common space in the form of central terraces, formed the central axis across the contours. Roads run on contours, perpendicular to the axis. The final layout was surveyed and presented as an initial subdivision map. 2) Streets: The forming of the streets was tightly connected to the "contribution" of each house to the formation of a larger whole, this being a public space --street, alley, terrace. Simple rules were followed with regards to the location of the main volume of each house and the determination of main levels -- sidewalk, front garden and main floor. As a result, the house volumes form a continuous street wall behind a front garden, while both house volume and width of parcel vary. The result of this phase was, besides giving shape to the streets and open public space, the plan and sections of foundation and retaining wall for each lot, and consequently the levels of the streets. This process was conducted with stakes on the site by the members of C.E.S. with representatives of Construyamos and the housing group. The detailed layout and lot subdivision was surveyed and presented. 3) House Design: Individual families working with a C.E.S. "layout coordinator" took over, working with stakes for the layout of their house directly on the individual site. Phase One of the House Layout: The first phase involves designing "five major centers": garden, veranda, comedor, final configuration of exterior volume, final configuration of front yard. Phase Two of the House Layout: The second phase is devoted to the interior layout of the house in detail: entering sequence, kitchen, sala, main stair, etc. 4) Construction: Members of the families were involved in the construction of the project. The first house was completed in Nov. 1990 to serve as a prototype house for the project as a whole.Project stages:Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by the families and C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout DSeventy low-cost houses in 4,2 acres, designed by families, and partially built by families, as part of the self help construction process of Construyamos, the largest self help cooperative in Colombia, with a total construction volume of 50,000 houses per ...
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Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless
1986 to
1990
Julian St. & Montgomery St., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Civic, Realized , Construction completed in 1989; final interior painting in 1990Client:Housing for Independent People - Al DiLudovico, Executive DirectorC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Carl Lindberg, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Kleoniki TsotropoulouContractor:Oliver and Company, with Center for Environmetal Structure as major specialty subcontractorProject cost:$1,700,000Project stages:Pattern language for project by clients and C.E.S. Layout by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.EDesign and construction of a shelter for homeless people, to serve 50 to 100 people, on a site of 13,000 sf. The building of 15,000 square feet includes offices, living areas with a dining hall, sleeping rooms, courtyards and gardens. ...
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-family Housing
1987 to
1988
Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Zoning Ordinance, Residential, Realized , Completed in 1988 and implementedClient:Pasadena Multi-family Housing Task ForceC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso BroeksmaProject cost:$135,000Project stages:Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for building layout process Implementation processThe purpose of the draft ordinance was to define new guidelines which would permit high intensity development to continue in a way which is in keeping with Pasadena's heritage. Respect for the existing physical qualities of the old Pasadena residential ...
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New City Center for Samarkand
1993
Samarkand, UzbekistanCivic, Designed , Design Competition, Not builtC.E.S. staff:Christopher Alexander, Robert M. Walsh, Hansjoachim Neis, studentsSponsor:Aga Khan FoundationDesign and construction process:Christopher Alexander wrote the following ‘‘poem’’ — a list of partially formed centers — at the very beginning of the work on the Samarkand city center, almost the day they began, long before they had worked it through. 1. It is a sequence of public squares, gardens, and buildings, which will form the new center of the city of Samarkand, uniting historic and traditional buildings and quarters. 2. There is a new dimension here, a center of spiritual life. It is not a commercial center, not a cultural center, not a religious center in the old idea. It is not a convention center. Somehow, this new center of the city of Samarkand, unites old and new, weaves together the thread of the silk road, the tomb of Timur the Great, with the modern world, and a vision of the world in which comfortable human concern, and a spiritual awareness of the importance of life, is visible, felt, and active. 3. It is an inspiring place to go. A place of pilgrimage, which will receive visitors from the five continents, in increasing thousands. 4. A network of beautiful paths, formed by columns, colonnades, brick walls, buildings, gardens. This network of paths, which passes across the whole area, is formed by the building masses which arise out of it, and by formal gardens. 5. Do the paths open into courtyards, ponds, gardens, hidden places? Are they formed only by mysterious buildings, rising in color, tile, and marble? Are there figures, statues, animals, Gods, people, statues standing at the places where the paths cross? 6. Are the animals themselves covered with mysterious animals? 7. Is there any reference to voyages? 8. The main thing one is aware of is a network of green and beautiful jewel-like streets. Each has lush trees, seats, platforms, streams. 9. These green streets, made by their trees, benches, sitting platforms, and edges, form a lacework of places to walk. They are like parks, long and narrow, you can explore for many hours, walking around these streets. 10. Each one of the streets arrives on some new treasure. Each building is like a treasure, arrived at by the green streets. 11. Samarkand, historically, and in the time of Ulugh Beg, was a crossroads of the world. In the Tang dynasty period, every conceivable exotic substance, or idea, or artifact, or art on earth, came through Samarkand. No matter where it went, or where it came from, it went through Samarkand. 12. Somehow, then, one may imagine these green heavenly paths, as a network—almost a mythical bazaar in which reference to these many exotic substances exists. 13. The blue tile work of the Timurids, the hand-painted blue tiles, with small black, yellow, and white detail, on mud brick—these tiles, and the yellow bricks are in evidence on walls, domes, courtyards throughout the center. It is a thread which connects. 14. The whole network of paths is almost like a forbidden city. A place which is walled, punctured at very occasional places which allow one to enter, a special area that contains its own magic.Project stages:Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Concept DesignAga Kahn design competition for the new cultural center for the ancient city of Samarkand; the competition called for the reconstruction of a central city area about 1000 meters by 500 meters, which was to contain a great variety of ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Floor Plans
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:4 3/4"x21 5/8"Scale:1:50Two floor plans depicting the first and second floors of the large house type.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Floor Plans
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:4 3/4"x11 5/8"Scale:1:50Two floor plans depicting the first and second floors of the small house type.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Floor Plans
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:4 1/4"x16 7/8"Scale:1:50Two floor plans depicting the first and second floors of the generic house design.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Sketches
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Sketches, PerspectiveDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Gary Saxton, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on PaperSize:5 1/8"x7 3/8"Ink sketches of two Patterns: “Cell Gateway” and “Walk-Through Schools”.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Choice Process
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Layout ProcessDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:8 1/2x12", 17"x24", 24"x33"Scale:1:100Sequence of the twenty steps of the choice and combination process laid out in eighteen drawings, each one depicting the size alternatives offered to each family by each step of the process, during which they adjust the generic house layout ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Site Plan
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Site PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:18"x46 1/2"Scale:1:5000Site plan drawing of the proposed site organization for the community of 1500 houses.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Preliminary Design Drawings - Cell Plan
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Site PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:9"x9 1/2"Two plans of housing cells, depicting schemes of community cell organization; the first one depicts the organization of one cell, while the second depicts a combination of different cells.
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches
01/01/1969
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:8 1/4"x11"Sketch illustrating the best way to integrate the following six patterns: University Streets, Accessible Greens, Building Complex, Activity Nodes, Wings of Light, and Positive Outdoor Space. It depicts a system of small buildings along narrow pedestrian streets that intersect in ...
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Preliminary Design Drawings
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Floor PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:18"x24"Scale:1/16"=1'A freehand layout drawing of the clinic buildings, drawn to scale; it is the first overall layout plan of the clinic.
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "Looped Local Roads"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Drawing illustrating how a system of “looped roads” inside a campus area can maintain a balance between pedestrian movement and car traffic by forming a system of loops and cul-de-sacs, so that through traffic is impossible.
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "University Streets"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:6"x8"Schematic drawing of the “university street” pattern, illustrating the importance of concentrating the major university functions like, offices, labs, lecture halls, sports, student quarters, along university streets that are public and essentially pedestrian, 20 to 30 feet wide and with ...
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "Activity Nodes"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:7"x7"Schematic drawing illustrating the pattern of “activity nodes” which proposes to, always locate buildings in conjunction with other buildings, so that small nodes of public life can be created .
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "Department of 400"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Schematic sketch illustrating the way a department can grow in order to prevent students and faculty becoming alienated. By keeping the number of students and faculty to 400 as best, then the department can grow by splitting to form new ...
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "Classroom Distribution"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Two comparative drawings of the university site map depicting the classroom distribution; the first shows the existing one, while the second the proposed one, which is based on a smaller proportion of students per faculty office.
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Sketches - Pattern "Department Hearth"
01/01/1971
Architectural Design, Project, SketchesDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on PaperSize:3 1/2"x4 1/2"Sketch illustrating the concept of “department hearth” located in the center of gravity of a department’s offices and beside a path that everyone uses. A “hearth”, by providing space for various activities like a lounge, department mail, coffee, supplies, library, ...
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings - Simulation Plan of a Pilot Neighborhood
29/12/2023
Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Site Plan, Simulation PlanDesigners:2023.12.21, 2023.12.23, 2023.12.24Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:30 1/4"x45 1/4"Simulation plans of a pilot neighborhood studying building volumes and open spaces, and their interconnectedness. Five drawings focusing on the central three elements of the study towards formulating a new design ordinance for the city of Pasadena and simulating the ...
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Preliminary Design Drawings - Existing Conditions
01/01/1987
Architectural Design, Project, Preliminary Design, Site PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:11"x17"Eleven individual early lot studies of different lot sizes and densities depicting building volumes, gardens and parking areas.
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings - Simulation Plan of a Pilot Neighborhood
01/01/1987
Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Site Plan, Simulation PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:8 1/2"x11"Simulation plan of a neighborhood developed piecemeal, through individual projects, according to the rules of the proposed ordinance.
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings - Simulation Plan of a Pilot Neighborhood
01/01/1987
Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Site Plan, Simulation PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:PhotocopySize:33 1/8"x46 13/16"Scale:1:200Simulation plan of a neighborhood developed piecemeal, through individual projects, according to the rules of the proposed ordinance.
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Design Development Drawings - Simulation Plan of a Pilot Neighborhood
01/01/1987
Architectural Design, Project, Design Development, Site Plan, Simulation PlanDesigners:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Original on Tracing PaperSize:12"x30"Scale:1:200Simulation plan of part of a neighborhood with eight lots of different lot sizes and densities depicting building volumes, gardens and parking areas.
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A Sublanguage of 70 Patterns for Multi-Service Centers
01/01/1968
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Submitted to the Hunts Point Neighborhood Corporation, Hunts Point, Bronx, New York.
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Incomplete Pattern Language for Community Mental Health Centers
01/06/1970
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Friedner D. Wittman, Clyde Dorsett, Coryl Jones, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, U.S.A.Introductory summary followed by twenty-five distinct patterns; each pattern provides the solution to a problem related to the following: Community, Mental Health Center, Public Gathering Place, Main Entrance, Inpatient, Outpatient, Day Care, Circulation, Patients Social Area, Alcoves – Windows, Day ... -
Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Theory and Practice
01/08/1971
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.403-page second draft of a project report on the preparation of a master plan for the University of Oregon. The report has to halves; Part 1 deals with theory and Part 2 deals with practice. Part 1 outlines the theoretical ...
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: A Planning Process for the University of Oregon
01/04/1971
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.38-page first draft of the master plan for the University of Oregon. It includes Preface, Introduction, six chapters and two appendices. Chapter 1 on “Balance”, Chapter 2 on “Piecemeal Growth”, Chapter 3 on “Participation”, Chapter 4 on “Morphological Integration”, Chapter ...
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Canary Island: A batch of patterns which define the preservation of the land, the sites for building, relative densities, and transportation
01/01/1973
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Halim Abdelhalim, Lisa Heschong, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.26-page project proposal with description of relevant patterns with sketches.
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Canary Island: Los Patterns - Primerante, un conjunto de modelos que definiran la conservacion de la terra, lops sitios para Construccion, las densidades relative's, y los medios de transporte
01/01/1973
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Halim Abdelhalim, Lisa Heschong, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Spanish version of the English language report; 26-page project proposal with description of relevant patterns with sketches.
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Canary Island: Appendix - Problem Statements for Forty Five Patterns
01/01/1973
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Halim Abdelhalim, Lisa Heschong, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Short version of the problem statements which stand behind the patterns proposed for the Canary Island Project.
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Pattern Language for the New Eishin School
01/01/1983
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Hansjoachim Neis, Hiroshi Nakano, Ken Petermann, Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.The New Eishin School pattern language, 144 pages with 110 patterns specific to the project, was developed with the in-depth involvement of faculty, staff and students over a period of five months. The pattern language addressed the following entities of ...
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University of Missouri Kansas City: Comprehensive Plan - Proposed Policies for Physical Development
10/04/1983
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Howard Davis, Susanne Siepl, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.151-page latest version, revised on 10-Apr-1983, of the 55 policies or patterns, intended to guide all future physical development at the University of Missouri Kansas City.
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University of Missouri Kansas City: Comprehensive Plan - Proposed Policies for Interior Architecture
01/01/1983
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Howard Davis, Susanne Siepl, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.49-page page document with the 36 additional policies or patterns for interior design, construction, openings, decoration of buildings; extension of the initial 55 general policies or patterns, which together, are intended to guide the University of Missouri Kansas City.
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Haworth New Office Furniture System: Pattern Language for a New Generation of Office Furniture
01/05/1985
Project, Project ReportAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.34-page in-house sketch of a Pattern Language with 64 patterns structured in two groups: Group One “The Character and Layout of Offices” and Group Two “Physical Shape and Substance of the Furniture”. It includes two copies, the second one with ...
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"Buildings Surround Open Space" Pattern
01/04/1966
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Leslie Martin, Lionel March, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; revised in 1970.
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"Eight Beds per Nurse" Pattern
01/01/1967
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Roslyn Lindheim, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Dec-1970.
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"Thick Walls" Pattern
01/01/1967
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #196 Thick Walls. Revised in Sep-1970 .
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"Sleeping OK" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #94 Sleeping in Public. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Pedestrian Density in Public Places" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christie Coffin, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #123 Pedestrian Density .
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"Building Thoroughfare" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #101 Building Thoroughfare. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"All Services off Arena" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Entrance Location" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Entrance Shape" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Sep-1970 .
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"Short Corridors" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #132 Short passages. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"No Stairs for the Infirm" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Stair Seats" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #125 Stair Seats. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Windows Overlooking Life" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #192 Windows Overlooking Life. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Information-Conversation" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Free Waiting" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Square Seminar Rooms" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #151 Small Meeting Rooms. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Child-Care Position" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Accessible Bathrooms" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Interview Booths" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"Ceiling Heights" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #190 Ceiling Height Variety. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Building Stepped Back" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Small Open Spaces" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #161 Small Public Squares. Revised in Sep-1970 .
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"Community Advocates" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Community Building Parking" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Community Wall" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Activity Pockets" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #124 Activity Pockets. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Necklace of Community Projects" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #45 Necklace of Community Projects. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Open to Street" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Outdoor Seats" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #241 Seat Spots. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Overview of Services" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Seats Outside Meeting Rooms" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Self-Service" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Small Target Areas" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Small Services Without Red Tape" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #81 Small Services Without Red Tape. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Town Meeting" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Window Height in Meeting Rooms" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"The Intake Process" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Community Center Location" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Dish-Shaped Arena" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Multiple-Service Center Size" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Pools of Light" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #252 Pools of Light. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"Self-Service Progression" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"Staff Lounge" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Barbershop Politics" Pattern
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"Block Worker Layout" Pattern - Original
01/07/1968
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Car-Pedestrian Symbiosis" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #52 Network of Paths and Cars. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Staircase is a Stage" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #133 Staircase as a Stage. Revised May-1970.
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"Composite Bamboo Foam Plank" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Patios Which Live" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #115 Courtyards Which Live. Revised May-1970.
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"Family Room Alcoves" Pattern
01/06/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #179 Alcoves. Revised in Aug-1970.
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"Activity Nuclei" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #30 Activity Nodes. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Centripetal Pedestrian Paths" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #121 Path Shape. Revised May-1970.
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"Paths Interrupt Roads" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel; contribution by Ronald Nicolino, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Sep-1970 .
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"Public Outdoor Room" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #69 Public Outdoor Room. Revised May-1970.
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"Entrance Transition" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #112 Entrance Transition. Revised May-1970.
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"Light on Two Sides of Every Room" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #159 Light on Two Sides of Every Room. Revised May-1970.
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"Reception Alcoves" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Ronald Walkey, Denny Abrams, Barbara Schreiner, James Smith, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; revised in 1970.
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"Bathroom Positions" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Bed Clusters" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #143 Bed Cluster. Revised May-1970.
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"Composite Bamboo Foam Beam" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Fiesta" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Flowers on the Street" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #245 Raised Flowers. Revised May-1970.
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"Front Door Bench" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #242 Front Door Bench. Revised May-1970.
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"Gallery Surround" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #166 Gallery Surround. Revised May-1970.
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"Home Workshop" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #157 Home Workshop. Revised May-1970.
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"Individual Bed Alcoves" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #188 Bed Alcoves. Revised May-1970.
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"Intimacy Gradient" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #127 Intimacy Gradient. Revised May-1970.
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"Light from Two Storey Patios" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Shops on Corners" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #89 Corner Grocery. Revised May-1970.
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"No Ground Floor Windows on the Street" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Paseo" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 31. Promenade.
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"Perimeter Walls" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Plumbing Accumulator" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Mirador" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"T-Junctions" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #50 T-Junctions. Revised May-1970.
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"Degrees of Publicness" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #36 Degrees of Publicness. Revised May-1970.
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"Cell Gateway" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #53 Main Gateways. Revised May-1970.
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"Master Bedroom Alcoves" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in May-1970 .
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"Pedestrian 50 cm Above Car" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #55 Raised Walk. Revised May-1970.
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"Tiny Parking Lots" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #103 Small Parking Lots. Revised May-1970.
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"Two Meter Balcony" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #167 Six-Foot Balcony. Revised May-1970.
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"Front Door Recesses" Pattern - Original
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised May-1970.
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"Cross Ventilated House" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Family Room Circulation" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #131 The Flow Through Rooms. Revised in Sep-1970.
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"Long Thin House" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #109 Long Thin House. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Looped Local Roads" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #49 Looped Local Roads. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Shop Front Possibility" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Jun-1970 .
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"Translucent Opening Patio Roof" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #244 Canvas Roofs. Revised in Jun-1970.
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"Two Service Patios" Pattern
01/08/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised May-1970.
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"Walled Gardens" Pattern
01/06/1969
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #173 Garden Wall. Revised in Aug-1970.
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"Reception Nodes" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Reception Welcomes You" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern #149 Reception Welcomes You. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Waiting for Therapy" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Social Areas as Heart of Therapy" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Inpatient Access to Day Care" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Day Care Home Base" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Inpatient Outpatient Continuity" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Patient Laundry and Cooking" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Light is Information" Pattern
01/06/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Building Shaped for Light" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Barbara Schreiner, Murray Silverstein, Ronald Walkey, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 107. Wings of Light.
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"Circulation Realms" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Barbara Schreiner, Ronald Walkey, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 98. Circulation Realms .
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"Expansion Increments" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Barbara Schreiner, Ronald Walkey, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Obvious Main Stair" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Barbara Schreiner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Corridors Which Live" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Barbara Schreiner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Workplace Enclosure" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Max Jacobson, Barbara Schreiner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Small Work Groups" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Sara Ishikawa, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 148. Small Work Groups .
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"Meetings Up Front" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Flexible Office Space" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 146. Flexible Office Space .
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"Office Zones" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Barbara Schreiner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Critical Parking Distance" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Ronald Walkey, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Parking Entrance Position" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Barbara Schreiner, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"South Facing Open Space" Pattern
01/12/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Max Jacobson; contribution by Jim Jones, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 105. South Facing Outdoors .
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"Tree Places" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Denny Abrams, Murray Silverstein, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes; included in “A Pattern Language”, pattern 171. Tree Places.
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"Boundary Location" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Cafeteria Tables" Pattern
01/07/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Robert Sommer, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Hierarchy of Social Spaces" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Horizontal Office Buildings" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Robert Sommer, Marina Estabrook, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Location Near Hospitals" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Look-See Familiarity" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Coryl Jones, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"No Nurses Station" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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"Proximity Analysis" Pattern
01/10/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Barbara Schreiner, Ronald Walkey, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes .
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"Satellite Location" Pattern
01/02/1970
Publication, Early PatternAuthors:Clyde Dorsett, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Early formulation of pattern on a 2-page format with: Title of Pattern, Photo, Statement of Problem, Solution, Diagram, Author/s, Date, revision Date and Notes. Revised in Nov-1970 .
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Item B: Specifications of Performance Standards for the Modesto Community Mental Health Center, in the Form of Patterns
23/01/1971
Project, Patterns for ProjectAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Friedner D. Wittman, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.5-page list of patterns organized hierarchically as per the building space components; the description of the fifty proposed patterns can be found under “Early Patterns” .
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Project for the College of Education
30/05/1971
Project, Design Process, Patterns for Project, Proposal Brief w/sketchesAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.25-page document which presents a project as an example, and creates a design for the College of Education, in order to solve the deficiencies the college is experiencing in its current state, by satisfying a group of selected patterns. A ...
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Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Project Application - Administrative Services Building
01/01/1971
Project, Design Process, Patterns for Project, Proposal Brief w/sketchesAuthors:Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.5-page example of the standard form to be used for a project application. Example used refers to the Administrative Services Building, for which a specific user-group identifies the following: The basic problems to be addressed, the proposed solutions/projects, the specific ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMT, NegativeCharacteristics:16"x26", 4"x6", B&WSite plan drawings prepared for the design PREVI competition: 1) The Site; 2) Houses on the site in one cell; 3) One cell diagram with its road system, parking lots at the edges, and the outdoor room. They were exhibited at ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMT, NegativeCharacteristics:11"x12 1/8", 8 1/2"x11", B&WSketches drawn to illustrate nine of the patterns proposed for the design of the houses, namely: 1) Direct Visible Parking; 2) Cell Gateway; 3) Flowers on the Street; 4) Front Door Recess; 5) Translucent Opening Patio Roof; 6) Staircase is ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PrintCharacteristics:11 1/4"x14", B&WA close up image of one residential cell, illustrating the central market located at the center of activity of that the specific community cell.
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings depicting the "Choice Process"
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMT, NegativeCharacteristics:11"x16 7/8", 11"x14", 9 1/4"x11 3/4", 8 1/2"x11", B&WSequence of eighteen images, depicting Step-5 to Step-20 of the “Choice Process” followed by each family for designing their individual house. Each step provides a small number of variations of the individual houses depending on the basic design factors, as ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, PMT, NegativeCharacteristics:4"x6", B&WFour photographs depicting: 1) The first and the second floor plans of the Generic House; 2) The first and the second floor plans of both the Large House and the Small House; 3) The Large House plans and 4) The ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1969
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:8 1/2"x11", B&WThe road system with its three major overlapping circulation configurations, serving the whole community and all the cells: a) The community spine; b) The road system; c) The pedestrian network. They were exhibited at the 14th International Architecture Biennale Exhibition: “Office ...
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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of existing patterns
01/01/1969
Project, Site Existing Conditions, Patterns for ProjectPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:Digital, NegativeCharacteristics:2 1/4"x2 1/4", 56mm, B&WFive images depicting the patterns ‘Walled Gardens,’ ‘Activity Nuclei,’ ‘Central Market,’ included in the pattern language used in the design process of the neighborhood. The ‘Activity Nuclei’ photograph depicts a negative example as well, unlike the others.
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1971
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PMTCharacteristics:5 3/4"x6 1/4", B&WVolumetric schematic layout of the building complex; a sketch of the initial idea for the layout of the clinic, on the basis of the fundamental principles and patterns.
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1971
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PMTCharacteristics:8 1/2"x11", B&WInitial sketch for the clinic layout produced by the first participants in the project workshop, during a charette; a spatial organization of initial patterns and courtyards.
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Modesto Community Mental Health Center: Photographs of drawings
01/01/1971
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:PMTCharacteristics:8 1/2"x11", B&WFreehand layout drawing of the clinic buildings, drawn to scale; the first overall layout plan of the clinic.
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Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing - Generative Sequence for Apartment Buildings: Photographs of sketches
01/01/1987
Project, Design Process, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WEleven major steps define the generative sequence which allows the designer to produce a design for a particular site by an unfolding process that meet the necessary conditions for a good apartment building. Five sketches by Christopher Alexander and Artemis ...
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Neighborhood of Seventy Low-Cost Houses: Photographs of drawings
01/11/1989
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Kleoniki Tsotropoulou/C.E.S., Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, ColombiaSource:DigitalCharacteristics:B&WEight different house plan sketches for eight individual families, drawn with assistance of a draftsperson, but still reflecting the informal quality which comes about when families lay out houses for themselves. Such drawings were prepared for each one of the ...
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New City Center for Samarkand: Photographs of drawings
01/04/1993
Project, DrawingPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorTwo colored axonometric drawings for a new city center for central Samarkand, on unbuilt land. The drawings show the essential spatial envelope of the central section of Samarkand. It concentrates only on the key spaces, their shapes, building volumes, paths ...
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New City Center for Samarkand: Photographs of project model
01/04/1993
Project, ModelPhotographer:Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Source:DigitalCharacteristics:ColorPhotograph of the rough study model, focusing on just a section of it.
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The Building History of a Building: The Stanislaus County Mental Health Center
01/09/1980
Academic, Student Work, PaperAuthors:Artemis Anninou, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.38-page paper on the design process of the Stanislaus County Mental Health Center in Modesto, designed by the Christopher Alexander and CES on the basis of a pattern language developed for a mental health clinic. Written for the Arch 278b ...
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Arch 207, Spring 1989: Class paper titled "The Personal Workplace: A System of Office Furniture Designed for Comfort - Vol. 10, Office Building"
01/05/1989
Academic, Student Work, PaperAuthors:Instructors: Christopher Alexander, Eleni Coromvli; Students: Susan Bowers, Tom Dinwiddie, Dil Green, Ora Hatheway, Ross Ishikawa, Cliff Niederer, Soren Pfeffer, Marlene Suggs, Bob Theis, Bob Walsh, Chris Winans, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.45-page paper on “The Nature of the Buildings Which Will Extend the Qualities of the Personal Workplace to the Whole Work Environment”. The paper describes the criteria used for formulating the design process for office-buildings. The criteria were determined by ...