Help me find this book on home building

July 2, 2011 4:35 AM

Out of print architecture book with design principles for the home?

I remember seeing an out of print book on Metafilter that deals with home building principles. It tries to find a 'quality that can't be named' or 'can't be defined', something like that. Google seems to think I want to build a passive home.

posted by OctopusRex to home & garden (3 answers total)

The one metafilter always recommends is "A pattern language". But I don't think it's out of print.
posted by lollusc at 4:37 AM on July 2, 2011

It was 'A Timeless Way of Building', by the same author as 'Pattern Language'. Thanks, lollusc.
posted by OctopusRex at 4:57 AM on July 2, 2011

"A Pattern Language" and "The Timeless Way of Building" were both written by Christopher Alexander. [wiki]
posted by Multicellular Exothermic at 7:14 AM on July 2, 2011