Invitations for Academic Events received, but not attended

Christopher Alexander received invitations from all over the world to give lectures in universities and other educational institutions. He did not manage to accept all of them. The invitations for such events have been listed here.

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Correspondence

Invitation from University of North Carolina in Chapel Hills to lecture on the design process to a student body who's curriculum is void of the impacts of design in planning 20/09/1986

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Christine McIntyre, University of North Carolina, Saxapahaw, NC, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to be one of the guest lecturers for the Van Evera Bailey Lecture Series and a request for conditions and preferences 25/08/1987

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Lucien Steil, Oregon School of Design, Portland, OR, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to speak at a small parochial Architectural school in Michigan as a gift to her husband; reference to the Omega Workshop 23/03/1987

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Melinda Smith, Berrian Springs, MI, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Notification of previous delivery of and invitation to participate in Cal Poly's Design Village Conference dialogue with the theme "Rise Above" 24/03/1987

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Tim Hurley, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to be present during the Ahmedabad School of Architecture 25 year anniversary being commemorated with the Foundation Day on July 26 30/04/1987

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Balkrishna V. Doshi, Center for Environmental Planning and Technology, Ahmedabad, India

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to provide two lectures on theoretical and practical work connected with architectural language and design 16/07/1987

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

John Liapis, National Technical University of Athens, Athens, Greece

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to make a personal acquaintance and create the possibility to discuss Christopher Alexander's philosophy with the colleagues and students of Institute fuer Staedtebau 18/05/1989

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Peter Breitling, Institut fuer Staedtebau, Umwelt-Gestaltung und Denkmalpflege der Technischen Universitaet Graz, Graz, Austria

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to be a special guest professional and come to Vermont to give a lecture / presentation to a community of students selected for Governor's Institute of Vermont on the Arts 10/03/1989

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

David Raphael, Vermont Council of the Arts, Montpelier, VT, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to join the Institute for a short course as a primary or guest presenter for their seventh year of their college credit semester 17/10/1989

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Virginia W. Rasmussen, New Alchemy Institute, East Falmouth, MA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Informing Christopher Alexander on the progress of the proposed 2nd Symposium "Design Methods in Architecture"; expressing urgent need to understand possible costs so that symposium can be organizes without delays 09/02/1989

Event Information, Notification

Sender:

Anthony Ward, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to speak at the Technical University of Nova Scotia; includes honorarium and accommodation information 16/05/1990

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Scott Donovan, Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Fax
Invitation to participate in the Centennial celebration of the Avery Library founding, and become permanently represented in the great holdings of the Avery Library Drawings and Archives Collection, and request to donate one or more original drawings for permanent display; details for participation enclosed 09/05/1990

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Angela Giral, Janet Parks, Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to participate at a symposium focusing on how major research universities do the job of producing, transmitting, and applying knowledge and values 27/02/1990

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Jonathan Fineberg, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, School of Art and Design, Champaign, IL, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to participate in the 1992 Portsmouth Architectural Symposium with some details as to its history and prestige, as well as offered accommodations 29/11/1991

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Patrick Rogers, Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth, U.K.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
University of Vienna invites Christopher Alexander to participate in a series of lectures on Architecture. Discusses fees and cost schedules with possible solutions 01/01/1991

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Andreas Baumgartner, Fachschaft Architectura, Technische Universitaet, Vienna, Austria

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to speak at University of Oregon with an indication that a telephone call will follow later 01/01/1991

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Stuart Kliever, American Institute of Architecture Students, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to make a 50 minute presentation and serve on a panel for an interdisciplinary design symposium at The University of Texas at Austin 24/01/1991

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Randy Swearer, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Fax
Having read the article "Perspectives: Manifesto 1991" and "Notes on the Synthesis of Form", he feels compelled to write again and refresh an invitation to speak at University of Wisconsin - Stout 02/08/1991

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Justin B. F. Wilwerding, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to give a talk to the Students Architectural Society of the Architectural Department at Manchester Metropolitan University 12/04/1992

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Glyn Carter, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, U.K.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to participate in an exhibition "When the Earth Meets the Sky" at the School of Miami. Exhibition and Catalog and Entry Form attached to letter 01/06/1992

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Jaime Correa, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Expression of delight that Christopher Alexander is interested in being a Vollmer Fries lecturer, accompanied with some relevant background information and facts 01/01/1992

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Patrick J. Quinn, Renesseaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to participate in a conference hosted by students 10/07/1992

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Rick Atkinson, University of South Australia, School of Built Environment, Adelaide, Australia

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Invitation to join a round-table discussion to celebrate the publication of "Architecture Culture 1943-1968 - A Documentary Anthology" with a handwritten note by Christopher Alexander indicating he cannot attend 13/09/1993

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Bernard Tschumi, Columbia University, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
Brief introduction and a request to speak in a lecture series on design in the environment at University of Wisconsin - Stout which will examine the design of the environment from an interdisciplinary standpoint. 01/01/1993

Event Invitation, Invitation to Non-attended Event

Sender:

Justin B. F. Wilwerding, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

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