The Patterns, Patio Section, Translucent Opening Patio Roof

The second of Alexander’s early works published by the Center for Environmental Structure, lays out the process of creating the pattern language for a group of houses designed for an experimental housing competition in Lima, Peru in 1969. It ...

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, ...

Transulent dacron sailcloth is used to cover patio openings, for controlling weather conditions. Fastened to the roof on one side, has snap fasteners on the opposite side, and on the other two sides rings sawn into it, which run on ...