Article

Twenty-six Entrance Relations for a Suburban House

01/01/1966

Article

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Publisher:

Ministry of Public Buildings and Works - Directorate of Research and Development, London, U.K.

Contents

Manuscripts

Twenty-Six Entrance Relations for a Suburban House - Introduction 01/01/1966

Article Draft

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Entrance relations as geometric relations between specified physical elements. A kit of parts to be put together differently in different conditions.

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References

Scientific Research

Decomposition Process and the Diagrams

Areas of focus:

Structure of Space

Guiding idea:

Early Mathematical Approach

The prevailing idea being the search for goodness of fit between form and its context, Alexander postulated that in today's selfconscious design process, in order to attain a good design there must be an underlying correspondence between the structure of ...