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Rating  - What's more to be said
Even if you're sold for deconstructivism, minimalism, etc., have the time to dig this out. The structure has the rigour of a technical book, and the content is synthetic enough to make you feel you actually learn something here. You can absorb a great amount of information in little time because the patterns are strongly tied together so you can relate them to one another easily. Highly recommended.
Rating - wondrous
I am designing/building my own home and this book helped me adjust my plans until I had something that suits me perfectly instead of something "saleable." Funny thing, everyone who sees the plan and my initial start is enchanted.... Forget building houses and start building homes. I also read A Timeless Way of Building, which is a nice introduction to this one.
Rating - A Pattern Language
This is an eye-opener. How form, structure and space can affect our mood, our sense of place, and our place in the communal structure are all rare insights deftly treated in this book.
Rating - A great book for understanding your world
I always knew that I felt comfortable and relaxed in some places (houses, rooms, neighborhoods), but it was often hard to put my finger on why. After reading this book, I know. It's a bit hard to explain, but after Alexander explains the importance of, say, an entrance transition, you'll know why even though you feel completely relaxed around Bill, you're never relaxed at his house, which opens straight onto the street. Few books have changed my perceptions of my everyday world as much as this one.
The vogue for Sarah Susanka's "Not so big house" books utterly escapes me when Alexander's book is more helpful, informative and thought-provoking in every respect.
Rating  - planning and design resource
This resource book is a somewhat obscure but very useful tome on the use of space by people across cultural and generational bounds. For the practicing planning and design professional it offers useful insights that are sometimes obvious, but not always reduced to ths succinct perspective that the investigators bring to their study. It is a worthwhile addition to the library of reference books.
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