A Pattern Language Towns, Buildings, Construction

"Brilliant....Here's how to design or redesign any space you're living or working in--from metropolis to room. Consider what you want to happen in the space, and then page through this book. Its radically conservative observations will spark, enhance, organize your best ideas, and a wondroushome, workplace, town will result"--San Francisco Chronicle. This classic handbook presents a language which ordinary people can use to express themselves in their own communities or homes, and to better communicate with each other.

USING THIS BOOK
A pattern language
Summary of the language
Choosing a language for your project
The poetry of the language
TOWNS
Using the language
Patterns
BUILDINGS
Using the language
Patterns
CONSTRUCTION
Using the language
Patterns
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS