A pattern language 1977
By Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Shlomo Angel, Nax Jacobsohn
- Symbolism in architecture, Town planning, Semiotics, Long Now Manual for Civilization
Alexander and his co-authors present us with over two hundred (roughly 250) "patterns" that they believe must be present in order for an environment to be pleasing, comfortable, or in their words, "alive."
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- Author
- Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Shlomo Angel, Nax Jacobsohn
- First published
- 1977
- Pages
- 1172
- Publisher
- Löcker, Audible, Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English, German
- ISBN
- 9783854091790
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British-born architect, planning researcher, educator at UC-Berkeley and Univ. of Oregon. *(Source: Union List of Artist Names - Getty Research Institute)*
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