The Peru Project – Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of project model

01/01/1969

Model

Thirteen photographs depicting various interior and exterior aspects of the generic house models. The images show the level of detailing of the interior spaces and courtyards put into the making of the model; one of its long sides is open to enable viewing into it. There are six rolls of film with their contact sheets with images of the generic house models. .

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Negative, Contact Sheet

Characteristics:

8 1/2"x11", 56mm, 35mm, B&W

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Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations 1969 to 1970

11km north of Lima, Lima, Peru

Master Planning, Low Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970

Client:

Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel

Sponsor:

United Nations

Project cost:

$1,800-$3,800 / house

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for choice process Preliminary Design Innovative construction methods

Master plan for a community of 1500 houses, submitted as one out of twelve other competition entries for the United Nations sponsored international housing competition PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda). The Center for Environmental Structure was chosen as the ...

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The Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations: Photographs of project model 01/01/1969

Project, Model

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Negative

Characteristics:

56mm, 35mm, B&W

Five rolls of film with images of the model, depicting the interior spaces of the two houses as seen from the open model side as well as from the top of it.