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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

by Jon Krakauer
Scott Brick
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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.
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Publisher: Books on Tape Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9780525595953
  • File size: 15171 KB
  • Release date: February 27, 2018
  • Duration: 00:31:36

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  • ISBN: 9780525595953
  • File size: 15174 KB
  • Release date: February 27, 2018
  • Duration: 00:32:36
  • Number of parts: 1

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Architecture Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction

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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.
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Architecture Biography & Autobiography History Nonfiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Books on Tape
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9780525595953
    File size: 15171 KB
    Release date: February 27, 2018
    Duration: 00:31:36

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9780525595953
    File size: 15174 KB
    Release date: February 27, 2018
    Duration: 00:32:36
    Number of parts: 1

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  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English