Go BackFall 1967 Environmental Design 190: Transcript of lecture 5
11/10/196716-page lecture transcript, delivered on October 11, 1967. The idea introduced is that a pattern language is evolving over time; the example and analogy used is the formation and evolution of organisms. Patterns and pattern languages are discussed as the central process for controlling and improving the environment, which includes both the creation of new patterns and the application and evolution of existing pattern languages.
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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 ...