Work

Notes on the Synthesis of Form

1964

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Founding text of proto-computational design methods; the Bavra study used early computing.

Computation Type Knowledge

Details

Type: Text

Connections

articulates Synthesis of form (misfit decomposition)

Referenced by

Christopher Alexander authored
A City Is Not a Tree critiqued

Sources

Alexander, Christopher. Notes on the Synthesis of Form. Harvard University Press, 1964.

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First published May 2026Last revised Jul 2026

CLAD. "Notes on the Synthesis of Form." Atlas of Architectural Thought. CLAD, 2026. https://www.cl-ad.com.au/research/atlas/work/work-notes-on-synthesis/. Accessed July 17, 2026.