A PATTERN LANGUAGE
TOWNS. BUILDINGS. CONSTRUCRTION (By Christoper Alexander)
· This book is the third of three volumes namely “The timeless way of building”, “An Oregon experiment” and this one, “A pattern language”.
· The three volumes were prepared in order to create an appropriate response to design and planning issues and also to create a suitable and highly beneficial approach to the same issues.
· In, the first volume, the author made emphasis on ‘language’ and how choosing the best type of language to interpret and communicate ideas and solutions to problems could help in the design and construction of buildings.
· The proposed means of approaching design in any kind of project be it a small or large scale project, a furniture design, an urban design, a renovation was described in this book as ‘patterns’.
· These book has made mention of about 250 different patterns that could be regarded as different approaches towards different projects and these patterns are designed by the author (after a lot of research of course) in such a way that there would be room for the development of more patterns emanating from the original 250 patterns.
· The overall idea of the implementing a pattern language in projects is described by the author as a way of designing or planning an area in relation with its wider context especially natural and social contexts, how they connect. It could also be seen as a ‘sustainable’ way of approaching projects because considerations are more and focused towards not just the end product but what happens after the end product.
· This book in my own opinion tried to focus on the non-apparent, psychological connection between human beings and their environment and their unconscious responses to the changes in the environment.
· This book is very intriguing as it continues to make the readers curious to find out how any of the patterns can help with their project issues.
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