by Christopher Alexander (Author), & 5 more A Pattern Language Reviews Summary

Ratings Breakdown

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Rated 4.7 by 854 people

Pros from Reviews

  • Insightful
  • Unique approach
  • Easy to read
  • Delightful treatise
  • Empirical design approach
  • Puts human needs first
  • Limitless source of inspiration

Cons from Reviews

  • Expensive
  • Repetitive
  • Too much advocacy
  • Not distributed freely
  • Lacks technical patterns
  • Missing section in some copies

Notable Features

1171 pages
Urban & Land Use Planning
Architectural Criticism
Architectural Drafting & Presentation
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