Christopher Alexander

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1.		A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $40.95 Customer Review: If you think this book will make you a designer well you are wrong. It is a great piece in the myriad of books on architectural theory and certainly a good read. However, this book is intended for architects and urban planners to read and to use as a reference. If you are not one of these people or... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

2.		The Timeless Way of Building from Oxford University Press Price: $40.95 Customer Review: The book was in fantastic condition. I received it very quickly as well. And so far has been a fantastic read. thank you!!	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

3.		The Phenomenon of Life: Nature of Order, Book 1: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (The Nature of Order) from Center for Environmental Structure Price: $75.00 Customer Review: I've read both of Alexander's "A Pattern Language" and "The Timeless Way of Being". "The Nature of Order" is similar. Alexander has spent a good part of his life developing a philosophy of aesthetics as it relates to structure. I am not an architect but I tend to deal with project design and many of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

4.		Notes on the Synthesis of Form (Harvard Paperbacks) from Harvard University Press Price: $20.70 Customer Review: Certainly, this book has produced a great impact on various fields related to design and architecture. The author tells us about the most amazing process in human life -- the conscious process of creating things. He has a good mathematical background and is very practical in his hypotheses. I... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

5.		A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure Series, Vol 6) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $49.90	Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

6.		The Luminous Ground: The Nature of Order, Book 4 from CES Publishing Price: $54.00 Customer Review: This book is a free, original expression of nonduality, or non-separation, which is to say nothing is separate from existence. If you love art, architecture, color, light, inner light, incorporation of the tears and sadness of "the cares of the world," living a natural and open life, this book will... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

7.		A Vision of a Living World: The Nature of Order, Book 3 from Center for Environmental Structure Price: $75.00 Customer Review: Alexander's long-awaited third book in the four-volume Nature of Order series finally provides a practical guide to creating great places based on his concepts of "centers", "wholeness" and "structure-preserving transformations." Page after page of photos and diagrams give weight to Alexander's... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

8.		The Process of Creating Life: Nature of Order, Book 2: An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe (The Nature of Order) from Center for Environmental Structure Price: $75.00 Customer Review: I first discovered Christopher Alexander's book "A Pattern Language" about eight years ago and it has been a treasured companion on my bedside table ever since. I would highly recommend it as an excellent introduction to the framework of design concepts proposed by Alexander in subsequent books.more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

9.		The Oregon Experiment (Center for Environmental Structure Series) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $43.16 Customer Review: The good news is that this book is a short summary of what most people will find important when they apply patterns either in the field of architecture or in their own field of design. It provides insight into Alexander's theory of economics--a stance which caused him to be... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

10.		The Production of Houses (Center for Environmental Structure Series) from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $71.28 Customer Review: If, after reading Christopher Alexander's earlier books, you were wondering if he ever actually built a house in the real world, here's your answer. Yes, he did. Yes, the people owning the houses love the results. Yes, they feel the special connection with their homes that is the hallmark of... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information Buy from: United Kingdom

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