Perspectives: Manifesto 1991 – Christopher Alexander opens the door to a new and entirely different theory and practice of architecture

01/07/1991

Article

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Published in:

Progressive Architecture, Vol. 72, No. 7, pp. 108-112

Publisher:

Penton Publishing, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.

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Correspondence

"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor urging him to understand the similarities between Alexander's Manifesto 1991 and English Architect Augustus Pugin 150 year old theory indicating they are one in the same 05/08/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Boaz ben-Manasseh, Jerusalem, Israel

Recipient:

Editor, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor responding to Manifesto 1991 with disagreement that "architects must see themselves as custodians of harmony in the world". 19/07/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Emil J. Kish, Kensington, MD, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Thomas Fisher, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor responding to Manifesto 1991 indicates an all-encompassing approach to Alexanders work would not be realistic and his opinion that the Alexander approach of the ONLY way to build is pompous, elitist and plain silly 29/07/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Frank Orr, Orr Houk & Associates, Nashville, TN, U.S.A.

Recipient:

John Morris Dixon, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor responding to Manifesto 1991 with encouragement and inspiration, and a looking forward attitude 14/10/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Guy Pekham, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure c/o Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor responding to Manifesto 1991 positively stating agreement with pleasure and inspiration to the concepts of harmony, morality and craft as a part of the architecture profession. 05/07/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Harlan Levien, Miami Beach, FL, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Editor, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Letter to the editor responding to Manifesto 1991 with a negative response to the spiritual nature of the architectural approach tied to the opinion of a regressive approach 30/07/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Hugh Browning, Santa Monica, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Editor, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Communication regarding the positive reader response to the article, as well as an indication that the readers responses are partially published 29/10/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

John Morris Dixon, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Response to Manifesto 1991 with a sincere thank you for their common themes of thinking 24/09/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Linda Wellner, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Expression of the appreciation felt for the rare and cogent set of beliefs defining the mission of architects and the clarity of its written word with the belief that it should be assimilated into the education of young students 11/09/1991

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Sender:

Neil Porterfield, Penn State, College of Arts & Architecture, Department of Landscape Architecture, University Park, PA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Editor, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Response to Manifesto 1991 with the pros and cons to the Alexander concept articulated in two concerns 08/08/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Steve Cohlmeyer, Cohlmeyer, Hanson & Associates, Winnipeg, Canada

Recipient:

Editor, Progressive Architecture, Stamford, CT, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter
"Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" article: Comments on Manifesto 1991 in Progressive Architecture; furthermore, wishes to do a profile on Christopher Alexander's work himself and with hopes to meet in the east or have a writer in the Bay Area meet with him 05/10/1991

Article Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

Akiko Busch, Grangeville, NY, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

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Letter
Commenting on the article "Perspectives - Manifesto 1991" and the book "A New Theory of Urban Design"; attached is a thesis abstract, inviting Christopher Alexander for discussion 28/09/1994

Book Publication, Impact on Readers

Sender:

John Picchi, Santa Rosa, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

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"Manifesto 1991 - The Real Core of Architecture - An Alternative for Architects": Original text of article 01/05/1991

Article Publication, Original Text

Authors:

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

18-page original text of the article “Perspectives: Manifesto 1991”, with hand-written notes and corrections, published in Progressive Architecture, on July 1991.

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Publication, Article

Authors:

Thomas Fisher, Ziva Freiman

Published in:

Progressive Architecture, Vol. 72, No. 7, pp. 100-107

Publisher:

Penton Publishing, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.

Correspondence

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