A pattern language : towns, buildings, construction / Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa, Murray Silverstein ; with Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Shlomo Angel.

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"At the core of the book is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain 'languages', which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and communicate an infinite variety of designs within a formal system which gives them coherence. This boo...

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Main Authors: Alexander, Christopher, 1936-2022 (Author), Ishikawa, Sara (Author), Silverstein, Murray (Author), Jacobson, Max (Author), King, Ingrid F. (Ingrid Fiksdahl), 1937- (Author), Angel, Shlomo (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1977.
Series:Center for Environmental Structure series ; v. 2.
Subjects:
Symbolism in architecture.
Architecture > Human factors.
Architecture > Aesthetics.
City planning > Social aspects.
Architecture > Details.
Architectural design.
Harmony (Aesthetics)
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Semiotics.
environnement urbain.
Electronic books.
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