Christopher W. Alexander

20 books

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

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

Hansjoachim Neis, Christopher W. Alexander, Maggie Moore Alexander

nonfiction design philosophy informative reflective slow-paced

520 pages | first published 2012

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

nonfiction history informative reflective relaxing medium-paced

352 pages | first published 1993

A New Theory of Urban Design by Artemis Anninou, Christopher W. Alexander, Hajo Neis, Ingrid King

A New Theory of Urban Design

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

nonfiction design informative slow-paced

272 pages | first published 1987

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Christopher W. Alexander, Max Jacobson, Shlomo Angel, Murray Silverstein, Sara Ishikawa

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction

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

nonfiction design informative slow-paced

1216 pages | first published 1977

The Phenomenon of Life by Christopher W. Alexander

The Phenomenon of Life

The Nature of Order #1

Christopher W. Alexander

nonfiction design philosophy informative slow-paced

476 pages | first published 2002

The Production of Houses by Christopher W. Alexander, Julio Martinez, Don Corner, Howard Davis

The Production of Houses

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

nonfiction design philosophy informative medium-paced

381 pages | first published 1985

The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher W. Alexander

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher W. Alexander

nonfiction design philosophy challenging informative reflective slow-paced

552 pages | first published 1978

The Timeless Way of Building by Christopher Alexander

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher Alexander

nonfiction design informative reflective slow-paced

576 pages

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

nonfiction science informative reflective medium-paced

236 pages | first published 1965

Community and Privacy: Toward a New Architecture of Humanism by Christopher W. Alexander, Serge Chermayeff

Community and Privacy: Toward a New Architecture of Humanism

Christopher W. Alexander, Serge Chermayeff

nonfiction design challenging informative reflective slow-paced

255 pages | first published 1963