How long does it take to read The Production of Houses?
The Production of Houses by Christopher Alexander takes about 6 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
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About 6 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1985. 381 pages, about 104,775 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Describes how the design and construction of a cluster of five homes were carried out under the guidance of Alexander’s architectural principles.
Subjects: House construction, Architecture, planning
