Great little book, third in the series The Timeless Way Of Building and Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander e.a.
Oxford University Press, New York 1975
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[ISBN 0-19-501824-9]
This book simply begs for implementation, and not only for buildings. It describes an alternative for master plans; in this case, for the University of Oregon.
The six principles that Alexander describes offer an alternative for master plans in software development.
The principles:
A must read! -- Martine Devos
Unfortunately, it isn't really the case study of the ideas from The Timeless Way Of Building that I expected, but instead more of a guide for how to implement some of them. It is however a really good complement to TWOB, since it gives some practical context. I just wish someone would make a follow-up about how the experiment turned out. -- Anders Bengtsson
The book is a classic mission statement from the beginning of a social experiment. Some articles on the current state of the experiment, written in 1991 & 1994, can be reached from here:
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