A New Theory of Urban Design (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

I bought this book years ago and lent it to a developer who never returned it.So, I re-bought it recently through Amazon and am delighted I re-added to my Christopher Alexander collection.As a professional planner/urban designer/community 'instigator' I found this little book powerful in my own quest to bring about a new Progressive Movement -- community by community.The way Alexander and his cohorts describe how to do this is in almost direct conflict with what I consider the wrong-headed economic realities of the last century, and we must figure out how to change those before we keep creating huge plastic developments that have the shelf life of a carton of milk and are destroying out planet.

Approach is a bit prescriptive and consistent with historical UD, so I'm not sure what's "new" about it, but the book has some compelling concepts and it's and easy read.

Even at a few decades old, this is an excellent presentation of urban design theory. I strongly recommend it for anyone interested in urban design.

Christopher Alexander has a very unique talent for integrating sophisticated design theory into simpe poetic language that inspires and informs in a way that is a call to action. The Center for Environmental Structure continues to form a cornerstone of architectural and urban design research.

I dont well write in english. But, I Like this purchase. Come in the rigth time. Thanks you. Celena Rocha

Binding quality is horrible for a hard cover book.