I don't know whose website this is, but it looks like these are the 253 design patterns from Christopher Alexander's book, A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. (A book that I read...
I don't know whose website this is, but it looks like these are the 253 design patterns from Christopher Alexander's book, A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction.
(A book that I read and foolishly sold a long time ago in a fit of downsizing. I should get another copy.)
It was published in 1977 and some patterns didn't age well. What are good pattern books written since then?
That feels tricky though since most of those patterns have a heavy modernist bent to them instead of modern architectual design so a newer one would have a completely different focus, wouldn't it?
That feels tricky though since most of those patterns have a heavy modernist bent to them instead of modern architectual design so a newer one would have a completely different focus, wouldn't it?
I’m not sure how you are using “modernist” here, but the examples use older architectural styles and I don’t see modern architecture being used in a positive way. His other book was called “a...
I’m not sure how you are using “modernist” here, but the examples use older architectural styles and I don’t see modern architecture being used in a positive way. His other book was called “a timeless way of building.”
But it’s quite impractical anyway because many patterns are for urban design and few people would be in a position to put them into practice, even those fortunate enough to be able to design a custom home.
I’d still like to see a book of design patterns for residential housing. The “Not So Big House” series does have some ideas.
I don't know whose website this is, but it looks like these are the 253 design patterns from Christopher Alexander's book, A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction.
(A book that I read and foolishly sold a long time ago in a fit of downsizing. I should get another copy.)
It was published in 1977 and some patterns didn't age well. What are good pattern books written since then?
That feels tricky though since most of those patterns have a heavy modernist bent to them instead of modern architectual design so a newer one would have a completely different focus, wouldn't it?
I’m not sure how you are using “modernist” here, but the examples use older architectural styles and I don’t see modern architecture being used in a positive way. His other book was called “a timeless way of building.”
But it’s quite impractical anyway because many patterns are for urban design and few people would be in a position to put them into practice, even those fortunate enough to be able to design a custom home.
I’d still like to see a book of design patterns for residential housing. The “Not So Big House” series does have some ideas.