Lecture on “The Nature of Order”, given during Fall 1991

24/09/1991

Audio, Tape

2-sided cassette tape of the eight Fall semester lecture by Christopher Alexander on the second part of “Structure of Space – Geometric Properties”, part of a series of lectures on “The Nature of Order”; the duration of the lecture is about one hour and fiftten minutes.

Content of

Academic Course 1 Items

Building Process Area of Emphasis: Series of lectures on "The Nature of Order" - Foundations of Architecture 1991

Lecture course for both graduate and undergraduate students. Twenty-four lectures to determine the foundation of all architecture, both on a theoretical and practical level. The intent of the course was to define the basic structure needed by any environment, which ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties

Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...