Cob "A Pattern Language"

[Jeffrey Kirsch]

I just got my hands on "A Pattern Language", Oxford University 
Press, and all I can say is "wow!".

I'm sure a lot of you have read this, and there is a knowing smile on 
your faces right now. This book is most enlightening. I feel like I've 
gone through life knowing things weren't quite right, but not 
knowing why. This book has gone a long way to pointing out the 
"whys". 

If you haven't seen this book, make a trip to the library or 
bookstore. This is especially true if you are planning on moving 
and/or building. The authors will help you avoid design mistakes 
that wouldn't be obvious, yet would make you vaguely 
uncomfortable in your new abode. Also very helpful in finding that 
new neighborhood. Some places just aren't very hospitable, and 
this book will tell you why. And for the really ambitious, it has 
design guidelines for communities and subcultures (cob 
community anyone?)

-Jeffrey