false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170971430m/79766.jpg 79766 2 The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure to provide a "working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building, and planning," <I>A Pattern Language</I> offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own. Extraordinarily thorough, coherent, and accessible, this book has become a bible for homebuilders, contractors, and developers who care about creating healthy, high-level design. 77027 1 8 1977 A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) total:451|5:291|4:113|3:37|2:10|1:0| 451 2038 854 83 5 3 false false Wed Aug 08 03:44:03 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 08 03:45:00 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Jun 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 13:58:28 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 20 14:17:39 -0700 2009
I took it home from the library because it's a fascinating book about architectural desig...more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Mar 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Feb 24 05:00:53 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 26 21:27:30 -0700 2009 http://apps.new.facebook.com/good_reads/... This is a tough book to review. Not dull outright (although I thought its formula of problem statement - all-too-brief analysis - conclusion quickly grew tedious), I have to confess I finally gave up on this one after 560...more...]]> 5 1 false false Mon Sep 29 07:05:50 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 29 07:07:24 -0700 2008 5 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Sun Dec 09 17:59:35 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 09 18:00:44 -0800 2007 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Aug 08 18:20:43 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 08 20:41:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 15 07:47:58 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 08:13:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Apr 04 22:47:04 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 11:20:59 -0700 2008
Alexander extracts patterns (what you might think of trends) in building from ancient to contemporary architecture that create "living" buildings, places that are alive a...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:13:43 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 06 17:17:19 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 16 00:12:42 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 00:15:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sun Mar 01 14:43:20 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 01 14:43:20 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 22 09:21:21 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 20:23:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 21 23:40:14 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 21 23:41:17 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Dec 29 10:33:55 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 10:36:16 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 10:15:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 10:16:43 -0700 2009
(applications to virtual communities though largely a stretch)]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 28 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Apr 28 17:12:44 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 28 17:28:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 14:35:57 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 28 14:37:33 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Apr 13 21:21:38 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 13 21:28:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Sun Apr 19 02:49:41 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 19 02:50:39 -0700 2009
One of my favorite overused words 'node' comes from this book]]> 4 0 false false Tue Dec 02 13:44:27 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 29 14:50:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=79766