TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alexander,Christopher
AU  - Davis,Howard
TI  - Early and unpublished writings of Christopher Alexander: thinking, building, writing 
SN  - 9781032034805
AV  - NA27 .A44 2023
U1  - 720 A44 2023 23/eng/20220708
PY  - 2023///
CY  - London, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
KW  - Architecture
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; "Bibliography of published works by Christopher Alexander": pages 335-343; Perception and modular coordination, 1959 -- Our new architecture and the many world cultures, 2002 -- The construction of new neighborhoods for Guasare New Town, Venezuela, excerpts, 1983
N2  - "This book brings together key works of the noted architect and architectural theorist Christopher Alexander, 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 A Pattern Language, one of the best-selling books in the history of architecture, and proceeding to the writing of The Nature of Order, 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 an extraordinary thinker, teacher and professional"--
ER  -