Go BackFall 1967 Environmental Design 190: Transcript of lecture 8
18/10/196718-page lecture transcript, delivered on October 18, 1967. The question addressed is whether any of the techniques proposed in the last decade can solve the problem of creating an organic environment –deemed impossible, or go back to a universal -traditional- language and considering that tradition is impossible in modern society, how to become more explicit in providing an organic environment for the full 100% of its building volume. The topic of volume is introduced, and the idea that pattern languages could only be successful if shared and used by all members of the society.
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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 ...