The Construction of New Neighborhoods for Guasare New Town: Contract

09/07/1982

Contractual, Design Services Agreement

10-page contract between the “Corporacion de Desarrollo de la Region Zuliana” and the Center for Environmental Structure, with signing representative Artemis Anninou, for developing a design and layout process based on user participation. The study would be used as a base plan in future housing projects .

Authors:

Dr. Asdrubal Mirabal, Fernando Chumaceiro, La Corporacion de Desarrollo de la Region Zuliana, Maracaibo, Estado Zulia, Venezuela
Artemis Anninou, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Language:

Spanish

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Content of

Project

Housing Plan for Guasare New Town 1981 to 1983

Guasare, Maracaibo, Venezuela

Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Completed in May-1983

Client:

"Corpozulia", the Public Development Corporation of the State of Zulia - represented by Mrs. Rosario Giusti de Perez, Director of the New Town Development Plan

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Martine Weissmann, Hansjoachim Neis

Project stages:

Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for the neighborhood layout process Generative rules for house layout process by users Implementation process

The project focused on the housing component of the master plan for the new town of Guasare, in the state of Maracaibo, Venezuela, planned to accomodate several thousand workers. The design of its neighborhoods, each one for about 250 families, ...

References

Correspondence

Housing Plan for Guasare New Town: In response to a telex sent by Christopher Alexander on 01-Aug-1983, four points are clarified regarding economic aspects of the contract, required translation of the report to Spanish, and approval required for releasing payments 10/08/1983

Project, Contractual, Response to Request

Sender:

Clara Perez de Ferrer, Maracaibo, Venezuela

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Fax