A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings, Biography & Memoir, Artists, Architects & Photographers
| Author: | Jon Krakauer | ISBN: | 9780525562740 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | January 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Vintage | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jon Krakauer |
| ISBN: | 9780525562740 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | January 23, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Language: | English |
Here is Jon Krakauer’s portrait of the iconoclastic architect Christopher Alexander, whose revolutionary human-centered approach has shaken the foundations of modern architecture. Krakauer delves into Alexander’s life and career, from his theories on a timeless “pattern language” that could be used to create buildings and towns that were simultaneously more livable and more beautiful, to his belief that architecture is correctly viewed as a powerful social instrument; from his on-site drafting techniques to his design process that, like a cocoon, shapes a building from the inside out. With trademark rigor, nuance, and insight, Krakauer powerfully draws us into Alexander’s singular vision of human-centered design—one in which people reclaim control over their built environment.
Here is Jon Krakauer’s portrait of the iconoclastic architect Christopher Alexander, whose revolutionary human-centered approach has shaken the foundations of modern architecture. Krakauer delves into Alexander’s life and career, from his theories on a timeless “pattern language” that could be used to create buildings and towns that were simultaneously more livable and more beautiful, to his belief that architecture is correctly viewed as a powerful social instrument; from his on-site drafting techniques to his design process that, like a cocoon, shapes a building from the inside out. With trademark rigor, nuance, and insight, Krakauer powerfully draws us into Alexander’s singular vision of human-centered design—one in which people reclaim control over their built environment.
