Correspondence

The Linz Café: Notifying Christopher Alexander that shipment of described photographs is underway and now, his specific instructions on their layout, color, lighting etc., are needed. Copyright issues and price in relation to quality are also mentioned. One attached page with Christopher Alexander’s important points of the contract, is included

19/07/1980

Book Typesetting, Request for Feedback

Sender:

Erhard Löcker, Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

Language:

German

Content of

Published Book

The Linz Café, Das Linz Café 01/01/1981

Original Book

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Translator:

Hermann Czech

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria

Language:

English, German

“The Linz Café”, a bilingual book, both in German and English, is the fourth in “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press. The book describes the application of the theory to a single building commissioned by ...

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Correspondence

The Linz Café: Expressing gratitude for the letters and photographs sent to him and laying out 16 issues of importance needing decisions and approval: 1) Changes in the idea about the book, being longer and more serious; Oxford Press is very interested; 2) Color pictures; as they play a much more important role and are essential; 3&4) Oxford University Press's positions about the new book content and format and request for the pricing of specified numbers of books; 5) Contract which is enclosed; 6) Corrections in the layout; 7) Size of type; 8) Final layout; 9) Photographs; 10) Color printing; 11) Photographers; 12) Layout of photographs; 13) Location and color of photographs; 14) Translation; 15) Money; 16) What to do next 21/08/1980

Publication, Book Publication, Request for Feedback

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Erhard Löcker, Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria

Medium:

Letter