Houses Generated by Patterns
Language: English
Published by Center for Environmental Structure, 1970
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Stacks Abound Books, Santa Maria, CA, U.S.A.Stacks Abound Books
AbeBooks seller since October 11, 2021
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 75.00
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219 pp., with numerous illustrations. Stated second printing, 1970. The book details the process of creating the pattern language for a group of houses designed for an experimental housing competition in Lima, Peru in 1969. It shows the process of creating the pattern language and the pattern language itself. Moderate shelf and handling wear. Mild soiling to covers and text block; corners and edges of covers and text block lightly bumped/scuffed. Previous owner’s name penned in upper corner on title page. Some minor creasing to front cover; some rippling to last bound page. Corner dog-ear creases to a few pages in upper fore corner. Laid in: a photocopy of “Jurors’ comments on 4 of the international submissions” from the April 1970 issue of Architectural Digest.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1787107714154
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Houses Generated by Patterns
- Author
- Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel
- Publisher
- Center for Environmental Structure
- Publication year
- 1970
- Condition
- Very good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- Printing
- 2nd Printing
Stacks Abound Books
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