Go BackThe Shiratori Plan – Low Rise High Density Plan: High or Low. User Participation in High Density Housing – Declaration
01/01/19902-page statement prepared to be signed by the organizing committee of “High or Low” group in Nagoya, Japan, demanding a change in the approach of high density and high rise apartment developments towards the better and more humane high density and low rise housing developments, as shown in Christopher Alexander’s proposal for the Shiratori Plan. Also stating the absolute support of the mayor of Nagoya towards the idea of people participating in the whole building process.
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The Uniqueness of People's Individual Worlds, Always Respected and Manifested
In the last two centuries "modular" design has produced identical apartments, arranged in typical apartment blocks. The same is true for mass-produced furniture. Uniqueness, which expresses personal needs and whiches, and which springs from the need to adapt and connect ...
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Participation of the Users in the Design Process - Testing and Applying Pattern Languages and Layout Rules
Christopher Alexander believed that people have a right to determine and shape their environment. The genuine and wholehearted involvement of the users in the shaping of their buildings contributes positively to good architecture. It gives life, identity and personal qualities ...