The Pattern Language, draft July 23, 1971: Book early version

23/07/1971
Book Early Version

690-page hard bound draft manuscript of the “Pattern Language”, with reference on the first page to the “Center for Environmental Structure – Pattern language Series”. It includes an introduction and two short chapters titled “Making a site map” and “Making the design for your project”, followed by a master list of parts for housing, which lists 45 parts for a housing project, organized from large entities to small, starting with “Neighborhood” and ending with “Lights”. Each one of the 45 parts includes its relevant patterns, in the early 2-page format formulation.

Authors:
Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Denny Abrams, Shlomo Angel, Max Jacobson, Ronald Walkey, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, James Jones, Barbara Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.