A New Theory of Urban Design: Book early version

01/01/1983

Book Early Version

328-page early manuscript of the book; its Table of Contents in four parts as follows — Part I: A New Theory of Urban Design, Part II: The Simulation of the Waterfront Development, Part III: Design of Buildings and Construction System, and Part IV: The Idea of One Rule — had been modified considerably regarding sequence and length of chapters. The manuscript devotes a larger part on the simulation of the project compared to the published book.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Artemis Anninou, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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A New Theory of Urban Design 01/01/1987

Original Book

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Artemis Anninou, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.

The sixth volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “A New Theory of Urban Design” attempts to recapture the process by which cities develop organically. The venerable cities of the past, such ...