Notes on the synthesis of form Christopher Alexander

By:

Alexander, Christopher

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge Harvard University Press 1964 ISBN:

9780674627512
0674627512

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

745.4 ALE

Contents:

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.

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	CamTech Library	FaB's Corner, Faculty of Build Environment	745.4 ALE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C.1	Available		CamTech 001032

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.

"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.

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