HIDECS 3: Four Computer Programs for the Hierarchical Decomposition of Systems which have an Associated Linear Graph – Research Report R63-27

01/06/1963

Paper, University Publication

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Publisher:

Department of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Systems Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

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Scientific Research

Decomposition Process and the Diagrams

Areas of focus:

Structure of Space

Guiding idea:

Early Mathematical Approach

The prevailing idea being the search for goodness of fit between form and its context, Alexander postulated that in today's selfconscious design process, in order to attain a good design there must be an underlying correspondence between the structure of ...

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Publisher:

Department of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Systems Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
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Urban America Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Department of Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering Systems Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.
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