Fresno Market

1983 to 1984

Fresno, CA, U.S.A.

Commercial, Designed , Not built

12-acre site, intended for a place for community and vivid life with commercial buildings that were to be built around the trellised structure of the Farmer's Market.

Client:

Mr. Richard Erganian

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, others

Project stages:

Concept Design

Contents

Photographs

Fresno Market: Photographs of drawings 01/01/1983

Drawing

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Martinez, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Two elevations of the proposed commercial buildings that were to be built around the trellised structure of the Farmer’s Market.

References

Scientific Research

Innovative Construction Systems, Techniques and Materials

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Construction Innovation

One of the main topics of research, included in every building project, was to identify, early on in the design process, the material and techniques of construction. This would re-establish building as an art, and allow rapid shaping and adaptation, ...

Books

The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. Book Three - A Vision of a Living World 2005

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Publisher:

The Center for Environmental Structure Publishing, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

No of pages:

697 pp

“A Vision of a Living World”, the third volume of “The Nature of Order” series, presents, for the first time, a full spectrum of Alexander’s and CES built and unbuilt works. The book describes hundreds of buildings, plans, neighborhoods, drawings, ...

Book Chapters

Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 8 / Sophisticated May Mean Adavanced or it May Mean Primitive in appearance but Advanced in Content

Publication,

Book title:

The Nature of Order – An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe.
Book Three – A Vision of a Living World

Pages:

545-548

Projects

Farmers' Market 1982 to 1985

North Blackstone Avenue and West Shaw Avenue, Fresno, CA, U.S.A.

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in 1985

Client:

Mr. Richard Erganian

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Carl Lindberg, Jonathan Fefferman, Artemis Anninou

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure

Project cost:

$80,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Innovative construction methods

A trellised structure to form the main spine for the weekly Farmer's open air market in Fresno, with 6,000 square foot floor area. Redwood arched trusses, on concrete block piers, 120 feet long, and 40 feet wide. Floor of grey ...

Articles

Course Material

The Impact of Models on the Creation of Order 01/08/1984

Academic, Student Work, Professional Report

Authors:

Andreas Muschialik, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

53-page Professional Report dealing with the importance of using a model in the process of creating something, especially when dealing with larger scale projects. Refers to the Eishin School in Tokyo and the Shopping Center in Fresno, and continues by ...