{"product_id":"early-and-unpublished-writings-of-christopher-alexander-9781032034812","title":"Early and Unpublished Writings of Christopher","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book brings together key works of the noted architect and architectural theorist Christopher Alexander (19362022), many of which have not been published before. The book contains twenty-five essays and other works, many chosen from the newly organized Christopher Alexander archive, providing a window into the ideas and thought process of one of the most innovative architectural thinkers of the twentieth century. The items span Alexander's fifty-year career, beginning with an early version of his PhD dissertation based on fieldwork in India, continuing to fifteen years in the development of \u003ci\u003eA Pattern Language\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the best-selling books in the history of architecture, and proceeding to the writing of \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Order\u003c\/i\u003e, Alexander's four-volume masterwork, and beyond. The writings combine theory and descriptions of practice, and together support a blueprint for the development of a new, humane way of building, while also providing a window into the mind of \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface, \u003cstrong\u003ePART 1: THE LARGE AND SMALL DETAILS OF EVERYDAY LIFE, \u003c\/strong\u003e1. Perception and modular coordination 1959, 2. \u003ci\u003eNotes on the Synthesis of Form\u003c\/i\u003e: Contents, Preface and Part One in early draft 1960, 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Nature of Order, Book One\u003c\/i\u003e, section on local symmstries 2001, 4. On changing the way people see 1964, 5. From a set of forces to a form 1966, 6. Center for Environmental Structure seminar report, excerpt, 1967, 7. Early ideas for the pattern language format 1967-68, 8. Major changes in environmental form required by social and psychological demands 1969, 9. The atoms of environmental structure 1970, \u003cstrong\u003ePART 2 : FROM THE CENTER TO THE UNIVERSE, \u003c\/strong\u003e10. Value: a reply to Protzen 1977, 11. Centering 1977, 12. A shrine to color and light 1990, 13. OOPSLA lecture 1996, 14. Reply to William Saunders 2002, 15. Our new architecture and the many world cultures 2002, 16. Harmony-seeking computations 2005, 17. Conversation with Rem Koolhaas 2006, \u003cstrong\u003ePART 3: THEORY INTO BUILDING, \u003c\/strong\u003e18. The grassroots housing process 1973, 19. The growth of order from small acts 1974, 20. The architect-builder: toward changing the conception of what an architect is 1977, 21. Rebirth of the Inner City: The North Omaha Plan, excerpts 1981, 22. The construction of new neighborhoods for Guasare New Town, Venezuela, excerpts 1983, 23. Toward a personal workplace, excerpt 1987, 24. Construction management contract 1994, 25. \u003ci\u003eBattle\u003c\/i\u003e, unpublished chapter 2010, Bibliography, Illustration credits, Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50577750688087,"sku":"9781032034812","price":35.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032034812.jpg?v=1746096490","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/early-and-unpublished-writings-of-christopher-alexander-9781032034812","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}