Course List
| Term | Winter 2011 |
| Class | UP 696 |
| Class Title | Interdisciplinary Seminar: Reading Alexander’s The Nature of Order |
| Description | Alexander is one of the most interesting and controversial theorists in architecture and urban design. In the Nature of Order he summarizes 30 years of work to provide a framework for architecture and planning that combines a scientific perspective, and an empirical understanding of beauty and life in natural and built environments, combined with a common sense approach to our intuitions about everyday life. The purpose of this seminar is to read, discuss and critique the first and second volumes of the series: Vol. 1 – The Phenomenon of Life, and Vol. 2 – The Process of Creating Life. Through reading the book, and simple class and homework exercises, students will gain familiarity and in depth understanding of Alexander’s theory; an understanding that will enable them to experiment with this knowledge in their own creative and scientific work. |
| Prereq | none entered yet |
| Crosslist | none |
| Required | No |
| Elective | Yes |
| Meets | Fridays 8:30-11:30am 1227 A&AB |
| Credits | 3 |
| Faculty | Yodan Rofè |
| Syllabus | not available |
