Correspondence

Linz Café: Draft letter, with a note “NOT SENT” with expression of great dismay in the way the Hochschule is handling a contractual obligation in the matter of the Linz Café; outlines what arrangements could be made without legal action

01/10/1980

Contractual, Building Ownership

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Chairman of the Board, Forum Design: Hochschule für künstlerische und industrielle Gestaltung, Linz, Austria

Medium:

Letter Draft

Content of

Project

Linz Café 1980

Linz , Austria

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1980

Client:

Forum Design; Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung - Angela Hareiter

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander

Contractor:

Construction management by the Center for Environmental Structure with local subcontractors

Project cost:

$35.000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

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 ...

References

Records

The Linz Café: Memorandum on the Linz Café 01/11/1980

Project, Contractual, Building Ownership

Authors:

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

Draft memorandum, outlining the initial agreements with the Hochschule für künstlerische und industrielle Gestalt Ung regarding the ownership of the café, and the illegal sale of the building after the exhibit had closed.