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Focusing on a plan for an extension to the University of Oregon, this book shows how any community the size of a university or small town might go about designing its own future environment with all members of the community participating personally or by representation. It is a brilliant companion volume to A Pattern Language.Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100195018249
ISBN-139780195018240
eBay Product ID (ePID)53103
Product Key Features
Book TitleOregon Experiment
Number of Pages202 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUrban & Land Use Planning, History / General
Publication Year1975
IllustratorYes
GenreArchitecture
AuthorChristopher Alexander
Book SeriesCenter for Environmental Structure Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.3 Oz
Item Length5.5 in
Item Width8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"The Oregon Experiment is perhaps this decade's best candidate for a permanently important book."--Rory Campbell, The Boston Globe, "The Oregon Experimentis perhaps this decade's best candidate for a permanently important book."--Rory Campbell,The Boston Globe
Lccn74-079616
Lc Classification NumberLd4364.6.O73
Table of ContentINRODUCTIONChapter 1. Organic OrderChapter 2. ParticipationChapter 3. Piecemeal GrowthChapter 4. PatternsChapter 5. DiagnosisChapter 6. CoordinationAcknowledgments