" Le livre crée un nouveau langage, que les auteurs appellent un langage de schéma provenant d'entités intemporelles appelées modèles (en anglais : patterns : « Les 253 modèles forment ensemble une langue ». Les patterns décrivent un problème puis proposent une solution."

Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa et Murray Silverstein avec Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel

In 1965, the architect and design theorist Christopher Alexander published a landmark theoretical critique of modern urban design, and by extension, modern design in general. His critique was different from others of the day in that it was not based on a social or political argument, but rather, on a structural analysis, rooted in then-emerging insights from the fields of mathematics and cognition. Here, published again on its fiftieth anniversary, is Alexander's classic text, together with new interpretive commentaries and discussions by leading theorists and practitioners. This volume is destined to become an invaluable resource for a new generation of students and practitioners.

Suite des patterns de Christopher Alexander

Serge Chermayeff, Christopher Alexander

Pursuit of Pattern Languages for Societal Change.

Peter Baumgartner, Richard Sickinger (dir.)

Joseph Bergin, Jutta Eckstein, Pedagogical Patterns Editorial Board

"This collection of patterns proposes some successful techniques to assist with teaching and learning, especially of technical subjects. For professional educators, these patterns may seem obvious, even trivial, because they have used them so often. But for those newer to teaching, they offer a way to obtain the deep knowledge of experienced teachers.

Patterns are not step-by-step recipes. Each of these offers a format and a process for transferring knowledge that can then be used by a variety of different teachers in many different ways. [...]"

Collection Bibliotheque Laffont Des Grands Themes N°40