Building Process Area of Emphasis: Construction experience course – Introduction to Construction

Fall 1995

The course included weekly work on site under the tutelage of a supervisor and attendance of a lecture every other week. The students procuded terrazzo tiles for an outdoor deck in the Berkeley hills; the five students completed the production of 850 tiles by 15-Dec-1995.

Contents

Correspondence 3 Items

Building Process Area of Emphasis: Construction experience course - Introduction to Construction - East Bay Habitat: Follow up of a telephone communication with the East Bay Habitat for Humanity in Oakland explaining in detail the potential impact of the proposed homeowner involvement approach for all present and future low cost housing by Habitat. 02/05/1995

Administrative, Request for Assessment
Building Process Area of Emphasis: Construction experience course - Introduction to Construction - East Bay Habitat: Follow up of meeting and discussion on how to move forward with homeowner involvement program, hopefully with Alexander's participation if he agrees with that. 23/06/1995

Administrative, Request for Feedback
Building Process Area of Emphasis: Construction experience course - Introduction to Construction - East Bay Habitat: Letter forwarded to Christopher Alexander for his approval. In conclusion to previous discussion with Leonard Nielson, Bethany Opalach and Isobel Damelin explain why they withdraw their participation in the program but remain supportive. 30/06/1995

Administrative, Request for Assessment

Course Material 1 Items

Arch 263A, Fall 1995 - Terrazzo Tile Making: Construction experience course within the Building Process Area of Emphasis 01/09/1995

Student Work, Paper

Short paper for Architecture 263A, describing the process followed for the production of terrazzo tiles, including photographs from the sequential steps.

References

Construction Innovations 1 Items

Sullivan House: Blue and white terrazzo floor 1995

Work of Art for Project, Terrazzo Work

850 hand-made tiles with flower, cast in blue and white terrazzo, ground and polished for the terrace floor; mockups and experimentation for developing the flower mold and the way of making them were developed in a construction course, and the ...

Photographs 1 Items

The Sullivan House: Blue and white terrazzo floor for the house terrace - Photographs of mock-up 01/01/1995

Construction Innovation, Mock-up, Construction Process

Nine photographs giving a general overview of the floor tiles making sequence. This was the process followed for the production of the tiles by a group of students, under the tutelage of a project supervisor.