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Welcome to the twelfth of a lecture series, “Form, Language, Complexity: Unified Architectural Theory”. This is Lecture 12: “Conclusion”, by Nikos A. Salingaros, Professor of Mathematics and Architecture at The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Included: Overview and summary of a new approach to the built environment, as presented in Alexander’s The Nature of Order.
Readings for this lecture:
Alexander, 1982 Lecture at Harvard.
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Alexander, “Some Sober Reflections on the Nature of Architecture in Our Time”, Chapter 34 of Unified Architectural Theory.
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Salingaros, “Conclusion”, Chapter 35 of Unified Architectural Theory.
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Salingaros (Editor), “Two series of Essays on Architectural Education, and the Pune Declaration on the State of Architecture in India” (2020).
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Texts discussed:
Christopher Alexander (2001) The Nature of Order, Book 1: The Phenomenon of Life, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, California. Buy in the USA from:
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and internationally from:
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or from any online bookstore.
Nikos Salingaros (2013) Unified Architectural Theory: Form, Language, Complexity, Sustasis Press, Portland, Oregon. Buy the paper book from the publisher in the USA:
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European edition:
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Asian Edition:
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This book is available in several other languages (so far, Arabic, Czech, German, Nepali, Spanish, and Urdu), and also as an eBook in English. Some chapters (shortened) are posted online on ArchDaily in several languages:
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