Public Event

“Taegliches, Alltaegliches, Design” / “Day to Day Design” TV program: Interview of Christopher Alexander by Lisbeth Waechter-Boehm and Herald Sterk

27/06/1980

Austria

Broadcasting, Television Broadcast

Interview of Christopher Alexander before the inauguration of the Forum Design Exhibit.

Organized by:

Austrian Television

Hosted by:

Lisbeth Waechter-Boehm, Herald Sterk

Contents

Records

Interview with Christopher Alexander: Transcript of an interview 01/08/1980

Event Document, Interview Manuscript

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Lisbeth Waechter-Boehm, Linz, Austria

A conversation about the insanity of modern architecture contrasted with the more feeling oriented design/building approach of Christopher Alexander.

References

Projects

Linz Café 1980

Linz , Austria

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1980

Client:

Forum Design; Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung - Angela Hareiter

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander

Contractor:

Construction management by the Center for Environmental Structure with local subcontractors

Project cost:

$35.000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Built as part of the international exposition "Forum Design" and designed to be "portable". Wooden building overlooking the Danube, with the first floor of the building raised to clear the ten-foot-high river embarkment. Yellow and red exterior, three stories, 2,300 ...

Articles

Forum Design im Fernsehen / Forum Design in TV Broadcasting 26/06/1980

Publication, Article

Published in:

Nachrichten, pp. 9

Language:

German