Chapter 8. People Forming a Collective Vision of their Neighborhood, 6 / A Collective Vision Growing in Chikusadai

“A Vision of a Living World”, the third volume of “The Nature of Order” series, presents, for the first time, a full spectrum of Alexander’s and CES built and unbuilt works. The book describes hundreds of buildings, plans, neighborhoods, drawings, ...

Christopher Alexander believed that people have a right to determine and shape their environment. The genuine and wholehearted involvement of the users in the shaping of their buildings contributes positively to good architecture. It gives life, identity and personal qualities ...

High-density and low-rise housing for 800 families, in the Hazama and Kusunoki areas of Nagoya.