Christopher Alexander
3 Publications
The battle for the life and beauty of the earth/
Christopher Alexander
Oxford University Press - New York City
2012
The purpose of all architecture, writes Christopher Alexander, is to encourage and support life-giving activity, dreams, and playfulness. But in recent decades, while our buildings are technically better--more sturdy, more waterproof, more energy efficient-- they have also became progressively more sterile, rarely providing the kind of environment in which people are emotionally nourished, genuinely happy, and deeply contented.
A foreshadowing of 21st century art
Christopher Alexander
Oxford University Press - New York City
1993
A renowned collector of early Turkish carpets discusses the provenance of each of his acquisitions and elaborates his theory that these rugs teach structure to artists and architects through the beauty of their forms. .
3 Publications