Notes on the synthesis of form / Christopher Alexander.

Main entry:

Alexander, Christopher, 1936-2022.

Title & Author:

Notes on the synthesis of form / Christopher Alexander.

Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, [1964]

Description:

216 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-216).
The need for rationality -- Goodness of fit -- The source of good fit -- The unselfconscious process -- The selfconscious process -- The program -- The realization of the program -- Definitions -- Solution -- Epilogue -- Appendix I. A worked example -- Appendix 2. Mathematical treatment of decomposition -- Notes.

Summary:

"These notes are about the process of design: the process of inventing things which display new physical order, organization, form, in response to function." This book, opening with these words, presents an entirely new theory of the process of design.

Resources:
French equivalent / Équivalent français

ISBN:

9780674627512 (paperback)
0674627512 (paperback)

Subject:

Form (Aesthetics)
City planning.
Drawing Technique.
Synthesis.
Urban form.
Forme (Esthétique)
Dessin Technique.
form (general concept)
Architekturtheorie
Vormgeving.
Wetenschappelijke technieken.
Decorative arts.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 80499
Call No.: 2894; ID:85-B1051
Status: Available

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