Article

The Style of the 21st Century: An Essay on Technology, Geometry and Style

01/01/1987

Article, University Publication

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Published in:

PRECIS 6 - The Culture of Fragments - The Journal of the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, pp. 129-137

Publisher:

Trustees of Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.

References

Scientific Research

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Innovation

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...