The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe: Book 2 – The Process of Creating Life

26/01/1997
Book Draft, Complete Manuscript

396-page draft, edited by McClung 8/97, with Preface and Chapters Eleven to Twenty, each one of them with its date; includes recommendations for improvements. Its contents are as follows:
Preface to Book Two: The Nature of Process; Chapter 11. The Principle of Unfolding Wholeness; Chapter 12. Structure Preserving Transformations; Chapter 13. Structure Preserving Transformations in Traditional Towns; Chapter 14. Structure Destroying Transformations in Modern Towns; Chapter 15. 20th Century Cases where Unfolding has Occurred; Chapter 16. An Example of Unfolding in a Modern Process; Chapter 17. The Fundamental Process; Chapter 18. Details of the Fundamental Process; Chapter 18 Part I. Formation of Generic Centers; Chapter 18 Part II. Formation of Spatial Centers; Chapter 18 Part III. The Sequence of Forming Centers; Chapter 18 Part IV. The Geometry of Unique Centers; Chapter 19. Deep Feeling: The Core of the Fundamental Process; Chapter 20. A New Architecture; Conclusion to Book Two.

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