Arch. 207, Fall 1979 – Introduction to Geometry Seminar class: Course Description, Objective, Organization

25/09/1979

Seminar Course, Syllabus

Three part course: 1. Learning to recognize the structure of space which has harmony and order in it; 2. Learning to understand the dozen or so fundamental properties of space which are the necessary and sufficient preconditions for this order to occur; 3. Learning to produce designs which have this harmony and order in them.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Academic Course

Introduction to Geometry 1979

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Course type:

Graduate Seminar

Course number:

Arch. 207

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander

Enrolled students:

Carrie Kingman, David Davis

Three part course: 1) Structure of space with harmony and order in it; 2) Fundamental properties of space, the necessary and sufficient preconditions for this order to occur; 3) Designs which have this harmony and order in them.

References

Published Books

Correspondence

Letter sent by a student to Christopher Alexander, accompanying a report of his seminar "Arch. 207, Fall 1979 - Introduction to Geometry". The student expressed the seminar's long term, profound impact, and her personal evaluation of a different teaching approach being more effective 01/05/1984

Academic, Student Affairs, Notification

Sender:

Carrie Kingman, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter