Correspondence

Christopher Alexander – The Search for a New Paradigm in Architecture: Grabow responds to Alexander’s 15 Aug. 1978 suggestions, sends him a new chapter and discusses his plans for the first complete draft of the book

05/03/1979

Book Publication, Book Content, Response to Request

Sender:

Stephen Grabow, The University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Design, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Published Book 1 Items

Christopher Alexander - The Search for a New Paradigm in Architecture 01/01/1983

Original Book

Authors:

Stephen Grabow

Publisher:

Oriel Press Ltd. (Routledge Kegan Paul, PLC), Stocksfield, U.K.

Dr. Stephen Grawbow, Director of the Architecture Program at the University of Kansas, had been closely associated with Alexander and, in full collaboration with him, has produced a biographical and philosophical study, which examines the development of Alexander’s ideas, from ...

References

Correspondence 1 Items

Christopher Alexander - The Search for a New Paradigm in Architecture: Alexander starts by discussing the central concept of "unity of space" introduced by Grabow and then continues with the underlying split between fact and value, shaping strongly the modern society. He points out that the two things, viewed as one, have markd strongly his work, that this is not yet clear in the book and would require some further discussion. 15/08/1978

Publication, Book Publication, Book Content, Request for Response

Sender:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Stephen Grabow, The University of Kansas, School of Architecture and Urban Design, Lawrence, KS, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter