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@book{citeulike:305879, abstract = {The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure to provide a "working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building, and planning," \_A Pattern Language\_ offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own. Extraordinarily thorough, coherent, and accessible, this book has become a bible for homebuilders, contractors, and developers who care about creating healthy, high-level design.}, author = {Alexander, Christopher and Ishikawa, Sara and Silverstein, Murray}, citeulike-article-id = {305879}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike01-21&path=ASIN/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-10 = {http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3132495}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike06-21&path=ASIN/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-3 = {http://www.amazon.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-4 = {http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0195019199/citeulike00-21}, citeulike-linkout-5 = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-6 = {http://www.worldcat.org/isbn/0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-7 = {http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0195019199}, citeulike-linkout-8 = {http://www.amazon.com/gp/search?keywords=0195019199&index=books&linkCode=qs}, citeulike-linkout-9 = {http://www.librarything.com/isbn/0195019199}, comment = {Cited by JH Kunstler in The Geography of Nowhere. }, day = {17}, edition = {Later printing}, howpublished = {Hardcover}, isbn = {0195019199}, keywords = {architecture, community, criticism}, month = {August}, posted-at = {2006-08-28 14:59:37}, priority = {2}, publisher = {Oxford University Press}, title = {A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)}, url = {http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike07-20&path=ASIN/0195019199}, year = {1977} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:305879 L3 - citeulike-article-id:305879 N2 - The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure to provide a "working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building, and planning," _A Pattern Language_ offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own. Extraordinarily thorough, coherent, and accessible, this book has become a bible for homebuilders, contractors, and developers who care about creating healthy, high-level design. SN - 0195019199 TI - A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series) PB - Oxford University Press KW - architecture KW - community KW - criticism N1 - Cited by JH Kunstler in The Geography of Nowhere. AU - Alexander, Christopher AU - Ishikawa, Sara AU - Silverstein, Murray PY - 1977/08/17/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0195019199 ER -