Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishakawa and Murray Silverstein, et al
Title: A Pattern Language - Towns, Buildings, Construction
Library of Congress (LOC) Card Number: 7422874
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: First
First Published: 1977
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1171
DESCRIPTION:
The core of this book - together with two others by the same authors - aims to 'lay the basis for an entirely new approach to architecture, building and planning'. The core idea was that people should design their own houses, streets and communities. Includes 253 patterns and numersous black and white photographs inside the text
Condition: Ex-library (Refer to the various conditions outlined below)
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* Stamps, handwriting in ink and sellotape marks on front free endpaper
* Pages of thin paper but all intact
* Dust jacket shows wear and rubbing
Photographs are of the book you will receive
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