Arch 280, Winter 1977 – The Relative “Oneness”: Course work on the formulation of patterns and the relationship between patterns and properties of space

01/03/1977

Student Work, Design Studio Course Notes

Two sets of student class notes: a) 19-page copy of a section from “A Pattern Language” which presents the sequence of patterns as a ‘base map’; b) 18-page student notes on the formulation of patterns mostly for public buildings, with a preamble on the correlation between patterns and properties .

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The Relative "Oneness" 1977

On “Oneness”, as wholeness was initially approached; introduction of the centering process and the geometric properties. Tasks focused on definition of properties and their relationship to patterns; on the process for making a good rug; and on the process ...

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Published Books 3 Items

A Pattern Language 01/01/1977

Publication, Original Book

“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 ...
The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. Book One - The Phenomenon of Life 01/01/2002

Publication, Original Book

“The Phenomenon of Life”, the first volume of “The Nature of Order” series proposes a scientific view of the world in which all space-matter has perceptible degrees of life and sets this understanding of order as an intellectual basis for ...
The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. Book Two - The Process of Creating Life 01/01/2002

Publication, Original Book

“The Process of Creating Life”, the second volume of “The Nature of Order” series presents a dynamic theory of living structure. It begins with an analysis of transformations, which occur in nature, and the distinction between structure-preserving transformations, responsible for ...