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Christopher W. Alexander

19 books

The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems by Maggie Moore Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Christopher W. Alexander

The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems

Maggie Moore Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Christopher W. Alexander

520 pages • 2012

nonfiction design philosophy informative reflective slow-paced
A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art: The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets by Christopher W. Alexander

A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art: The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets

Christopher W. Alexander

352 pages • 1993

nonfiction history informative reflective relaxing medium-paced
A New Theory of Urban Design by Artemis Anninou, Hajo Neis, Christopher W. Alexander, Ingrid King

A New Theory of Urban Design

Artemis Anninou, Hajo Neis, Christopher W. Alexander, Ingrid King

272 pages • hardcover

nonfiction design philosophy informative lighthearted slow-paced
A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Shlomo Angel, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Christopher W. Alexander, Sara Ishikawa

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

Shlomo Angel, Murray Silverstein, Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Christopher W. Alexander, Sara Ishikawa

1216 pages • hardcover • 1977

nonfiction design informative slow-paced
The Phenomenon of Life by Christopher W. Alexander

The Phenomenon of Life

The Nature of Order #1

Christopher W. Alexander

476 pages • 2002

nonfiction design philosophy informative slow-paced
The Production of Houses by Howard Davis, Julio Martinez, Don Corner, Christopher W. Alexander

The Production of Houses

Howard Davis, Julio Martinez, Don Corner, Christopher W. Alexander

381 pages • 1985

nonfiction design philosophy informative medium-paced
The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher Alexander

576 pages • hardcover • 1978

nonfiction art design philosophy hopeful informative reflective fast-paced
A City is Not a Tree: 50th Anniversary Edition by Christopher W. Alexander

A City is Not a Tree: 50th Anniversary Edition

Christopher W. Alexander

236 pages • paperback • 1965

nonfiction science informative reflective medium-paced
Community and Privacy: Toward a New Architecture of Humanism by Serge Chermayeff, Christopher W. Alexander

Community and Privacy: Toward a New Architecture of Humanism

Serge Chermayeff, Christopher W. Alexander

255 pages • 1963

nonfiction design challenging informative reflective slow-paced
The Luminous Ground by Christopher W. Alexander

The Luminous Ground

The Nature of Order #4

Christopher W. Alexander

356 pages • 2003

nonfiction design philosophy informative reflective slow-paced