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2 2) Sketch of library
Photographs of two sketches by Christopher Alexander. He establishes in a simple and straightforward way the entire top of the ridge as a large whole, by introducing the cup-shaped plan of the Library opposite from the Judo Hall; the relationship between these two centers, energized by the cup-shape of the Library give structure to the College precinct.
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The Process of Urban Design and the Formation of Larger Urban Wholes
Theoretical basis and key assumptions for the process of urban growth, tested initially in the San Francisco Waterfront experimental project in 1979, in which the formation of larger urban wholes was highlighted as an overriding rule. This process was further ...
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The Unfolding of Public Space and Gardens as Positive Space
Outdoor space is positive when it is shaped just as a room is shaped. It has a contained character, it is bounded by walls, fences, natural vegetation, enclosure of some kind. It looks into other positive spaces, some larger, some ...
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Wholeness and Feeling in Structure-Enhancing Transformations
Christopher Alexander formulated this principle as follows: In any living process, or any process of design or making, the way forward, the next step which is most structure-enhancing, is that step which most intensifies the feeling of the emerging whole. "Feeling" ...