An edition of The Production of Houses
(1985)
The Production of Houses
by Christopher Alexander
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Describes how the design and construction of a cluster of five homes were carried out under the guidance of Alexander’s architectural principles.
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The Production of Houses
1985, Oxford University Press
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0195032233 9780195032239
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First Sentence
"In the modern world, the idea that houses can be loved and beautiful has been eliminated almost altogether."
Table of Contents
Introduction
Page 11
I.
The System of Production
Page 19
II.
The Mexicali Project
Page 51
1.
The Architect Builder
Page 63
2.
The Builder's Yard
Page 89
3.
The Collective Design of Common Land
Page 119
4.
The Layout of Individual Houses
Page 157
5.
Step by Step Construction
Page 209
6.
Cost Control
Page 263
7.
The Human Rhythm of the Process
Page 291
III.
Large Scale Production
Page 323
IV.
The Shift of Paradigm
Page 351
Postscript on Color
Page 375
Acknowledgments
Page 279
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