A Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art : The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets (Center for Environmental Structure, Vol 7) - Softcover

Alexander, Christopher

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195208668 ISBN 13: 9780195208665

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1993

Synopsis

Christopher Alexander owns one of the finest collections of early Turkish carpets in the world outside the Istanbul Museums. In this lavishly illustrated book, which coincided with a major exhibition of his collection at the San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts, Alexander discusses the provenance of each carpet and elaborates his theory that these carpets teach structure to artists and architects through the beauty of their form.

About this title

About the Author:

Christopher Alexander, winner of the first medal for research ever awarded by the American Institute of Architects, is an architect and builder who has built in many countries. He is also Professor of Architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, and Director of the Center for Environmental Structure.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0195208668
• ISBN 13: 9780195208665
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352