A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

by Jon Krakauer
A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

by Jon Krakauer

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Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780525562740
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/23/2018
Series: A Vintage Short
Sold by: Random House
Format: eBook
Pages: 16
Sales rank: 640,261
File size: 9 MB

About the Author

Jon Krakauer is the author of Eiger DreamsInto the WildInto Thin AirUnder the Banner of HeavenWhere Men Win GloryThree Cups of Deceit, and Missoula. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series.

www.jonkrakauer.com
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