The Nature of Order – An essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe: Sep. 1984 version. It is organized in three parts; I. Cosmology, II. Foundations of the Art of Building, and III. Cosmology

01/09/1984
Book Early Version, Summary of Book

55-page sketch of a draft; clear copy with no corrections. It states “This is a summary of a book expected to be about 1000 pages long. The book contains thirteen chapters.” Table of Contents is organized in three parts as follows:
I. Cosmology: 1. The Nature of Order
II. Foundations of the Art of Building: 2. The Phenomenon of Wholeness; 3. The Mirror of the Self; 4. Fifteen Types of Glue; 5. Function and Ornament; 6. The Field of Centers; 7. Color and Inner Light; 8. Substance and Construction; 9. Structure-Preserving Transformations; 10. Simplicity and Symmetry; 11. The Mirror of the Self; 12. Not Separateness
III. Cosmology: 13. The Nature of the Universe.

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