A Pattern Language
Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure)
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The Timeless Way of Building/A Pattern Language (advanced)
So the second book I think I'm going to suggest is a book by the architect Christopher Alexander called a pattern language. And it's really a book about habitat, about what makes spaces welcoming and fruitful or hostile and barren. Um, and it's the most beautiful book.
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On his bookshelf, marked as one he thought was particularly great.