Fall 1967 Environmental Design 190: Transcript of lecture 28
06/12/196713-page lecture transcript, delivered on December 6, 1967, on the question of aesthetics. The assumption put forward was that it is not necessary to introduce anything over and above the pattern language in order to deal with the problem of making things beautiful. A series of arguments and examples are presented to explain and support the assumption.
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A Pattern Language
01/01/1977
“A Pattern Language” is the second volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press. You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to ...
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The Timeless Way of Building
01/01/1979
“The Timeless Way of Building” is the opening work in “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press. Here Alexander introduces the ideas behind the succeeding books. The book lays the foundation of the series. It ...