Chapter 16. Continuous Invention of New Materials and Techniques, 6 / Heavy Wood Construction

“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, ...

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, ...

Innovative process, introducing a system of user participation for the production of affordable single family housing for ownership, as a basis for improving quality of life. This program was intended to bring the insights and successes of various C.E.S. overseas ...

Dining Hall wooden structure with moment resisting frames due to unusually large windows.

Judo Hall trusses stepped in form, following the line of a stepped flat ceiling.

Douglas fir horse-shoe-shaped truss, a pure compression truss, with no interior bracing, but with a longitudinal exterior X-truss. The truss is connected to the massive concrete piers at the base with moment connections.