Work

A City Is Not a Tree

1965

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Critique of hierarchical planning; real cities are semi-lattices not trees; precursor to configurational thinking.

Computation Settlement Knowledge

Details

Type: Essay

Connections

articulates Synthesis of form (misfit decomposition)
critiqued Notes on the Synthesis of Form

Referenced by

Christopher Alexander authored

Sources

Alexander, Christopher. A City Is Not a Tree. 1965.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "A City Is Not a Tree." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-city-not-tree/. Accessed July 17, 2026.