Photograph

Photographs of Christopher Alexander’s sketches of the fifteen fundamental geometric properties, for his selection of one sketch for each property

01/01/1990

Sketches

Fifteen photographs of sketches, each one presenting one of the fifteen properties.

Photograph:

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

B&W

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties

Areas of focus:

Structure of Space

Guiding idea:

Centers and Fields of Centers

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 ...