Assessing Alexander’s Later Contributions to a Science of Cities
Christopher Alexander published his longest and arguably most philosophical work, <i>The Nature of Order</i>, beginning in 2003. Early criticism assessed that text to be a speculative failure; at best, unrelated to Alexander’s earlier, mathematically grounded work. On the contr...
Main Author: | Michael W. Mehaffy |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-05-01
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Series: | Urban Science |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2413-8851/3/2/59 |
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