New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 1977. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. About Fine, With Prev. Owner Name On Front End Paper, And Insignificant Bumping To Extremities. Internally Bright, And Apparently Unread. 18Th Printing. 1171 Pages.. 1977. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [CA]

New York: Oxford University Press, Date: 1977. Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 2x5x7. Reprint. Light scuffs on rear jacket panel. 1977 Hard Cover. xliv, 1171 pp. You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction. After a ten-year silence, Christopher Alexander and his colleagues at the Center for Environmental Structure are now publishing a major statement in the form of three books which will, in their words, "lay the basis for an entirely new approach to architecture, building and planning, which will we hope replace existing ideas and practices entirely." The three books are The Timeless Way of Building, The Oregon Experiment, and this book, A Pattern Language. At the core of these books is the idea that people should design for themselves their own houses, streets, and communities. This idea may be radical (it implies a radical transformation of the architectural profession) but it comes simply from the observation that most of the wonderful places of the world were not made by architects but by the people. At the core of the books, too, is the point that in designing their environments people always rely on certain "languages," which, like the languages we speak, allow them to articulate and ...

Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Light bowing to front board. Scuffing visible across jacket faces and edges. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

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Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Wear commensurate with age and use. Clean unmarked copy. Scuffing and smudging across boards and spine strip. Dust jacket wrapped in protective mylar sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. Light foxing visible on top of text block. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

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Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Some wear to dust jacket, now wrapped in protective sleeve. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

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ISBN10: 0195019199, ISBN13: 9780195019193, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA August 1977] Hardcover 'Brilliant.Here's how to design or redesign any space you're living or working in--from metropolis to room. Consider what you want to happen in the space, and then page through this book. Its radically conservative observations will spark, enhance, organize your best ideas, and a wondrous home, workplace, town will result'--San Francisco Chronicle. This classic handbook presents a language which ordinary people can use to express themselves in their own communities or homes, and to better communicate with each other.
[Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1977]

Oxford University Press, January Date: 1977. Hardcover. New. 1977. Oxford University Press ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

Hardback. New. In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design. ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [GB]

Oxford University Press, USA, Date: 1977. Hardcover. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket in very good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Later printing; An excellent copy, gently worn at spine; Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 1977. Oxford University Press, USA ISBN 0195019199 9780195019193 [US]

ISBN10: 0195019199, ISBN13: 9780195019193, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc] Hardcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. In this volume, 253 archetypal patterns consisting of problem statements, discussions, illustrations, and solutions provide lay persons with a framework for engaging in architectural design.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1977]

ISBN10: 0195019199, ISBN13: 9780195019193, [publisher: Oxford University Press Aug 1978] Hardcover Neuware - You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, or a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction.
[Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: 1978]
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