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 • first pub 2012 (editions)

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 • first pub 1993 (editions)

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 • first pub 1987 (editions)

nonfiction design informative 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 • first pub 1977 (editions)

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 • first pub 2002 (editions)

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 • first pub 1985 (editions)

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

The Timeless Way of Building

Christopher Alexander

576 pages • first pub 1978 (editions)

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 • first pub 1965 (editions)

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 • first pub 1963 (editions)

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 • first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction design philosophy informative reflective slow-paced