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    A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

    Written by Jon Krakauer

    Narrated by Scott Brick

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    Here is Jon Krakauer's portrait of the iconoclastic architect Christopher Alexander, whose revolutionary human-centered approach has shaken the foundations of modern architecture. Krakauer delves into Alexander's life and career, from his theories on a timeless "pattern language" that could be used to create buildings and towns that were simultaneously more livable and more beautiful, to his belief that architecture is correctly viewed as a powerful social instrument; from his on-site drafting techniques to his design process that, like a cocoon, shapes a building from the inside out.

    With trademark rigor, nuance, and insight, Krakauer powerfully draws us into Alexander's singular vision of human-centered design—one in which people reclaim control over their built environment.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateFeb 27, 2018
    ISBN9780525595946
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    A Clean, Well-Lighted Place
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    Jon Krakauer

    Jon Krakauer is a mountaineer and the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild, (which was on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and was made into a film starring Emile Hirsch and Kristen Stewart) Into Thin Air, Iceland, Under the Banner of Heaven and Where Men Win Glory. He is also the editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. He has received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. According to the award citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer."

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    • 4/5
      nice and entertaining book for taking a breath of architecture theory !