Arch. 201, Winter 1981 – Introduction to Geometry: Typewritten text on Order, with handwritten heading “Get Overall Questions?”
06/11/198120-page text in the form of outlines with bullet points, consists of four sequential sections with different dates, written within the span of 10 days. The first 10-page section was written on November 6, 1980; the second 2-page section was written on November 4, 1980, and has a handwritten title “The mirror of the self”; the third 5-page section was written on November 3, 1980; and the last 3-page section was written on October 28.
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Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties
Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...
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Wholeness and the Theory of Centers
Christoper Alexander defined and described wholeness as an idea to view and shape space, and searched for ways to formulate and represent wholeness in precise terms, as a structure. He idenfied the entities with 'strength' give structure to what is ...