Notes on the Synthesis of Form

Christopher Alexander

    1. Introduction: The Need for Rationality

    Part One

    2. Goodness of Fit

    3. The Source of Good Fit

    4. The Unselfconscious Process

    5. The Selfconscious Process

    Part Two

    6. The Program

    7. The Realization of the Program

    8. Definitions

    9. Solution

    Epilogue

    Appendix 1. A Worked Example

    Appendix 2. Mathematical Treatment of Decomposition

    Notes

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