Go BackCivic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project model
01/09/1986Five views of the presentation model, prepared for the invited competition; it portrays clearly the presence of centers in the volumetric arrangement of buildings, throughout a range of scales.
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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 ...
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Unfolding of Wholeness in Large Buildings by Successive Transformations of the Space
Large building are not easy to design and keep the feeling of intimay in them. The way a large building can be given this quality is by succeeding in the creation of living centers throughout its fabric. The profusion and ...
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of drawings
01/09/1986
The main building section through the whole building complex, depicting the City Hall lobby and the theater. Its geometry and articulation are fresh and carry the features of the fifteen properties.
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project model
01/09/1986
Two views of the project model, prepared for the invited competition, both from a bird’s eye view. The model portrays clearly the presence of centers in the volumetric arrangement both of buildings and outdoor space, throughout a range of scales.
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Civic Center & Town Hall for Mountain View: Photographs of project working model
01/07/1986
The first rough project model, in a small scale made out of small wooden blocks, exploring the volumetric configuration of the project and its elongated open space.
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