The Linz Café: Photographs of Christopher Alexander at work

01/01/1980

Design Process

Two photographs of Christopher Alexander at the time the building was under construction, working on the geometry of the café alcove while testing shape, dimensions and the feel of comfort.

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Project 1 Items

Linz Café 1980

Linz , Austria

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1980

Built as part of the international exposition "Forum Design" and designed to be "portable". Wooden building overlooking the Danube, with the first floor of the building raised to clear the ten-foot-high river embarkment. Yellow and red exterior, three stories, 2,300 ...

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Scientific Research 2 Items

Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties

Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...
Design and Construction is one Integrated Making Process

The design process of a project and its construction process are united into one continuous and intertwined making process, unfolding in a step-by-step sequence. Design ends together with the completion of the construction process. "Making" is a conception of the ...