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The Upham House: Hand-made, painted and glazed lily tiles – Photographs of drawings

01/01/1991

Sketches

Photographs of the two watercolor sketches of a lily, made by Christopher Alexander.

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Construction Innovation 1 Items

Upham House: Hand-made, painted and glazed lily tiles 1991

Work of Art for Project, Hand-made Tilework

Low relief clay tiles produced from the plaster mold of the first successful original tile; four different variations of color combinations were tested on the site. The ones embedded in the stem wall of the foundation were the yellow lily ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...

Projects 1 Items

House for Chris Upham and Stephanie Upham 1989 to 1994

37 Poppy Lane, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1994

Two-story family house, with 2,400 square feet floor area, designed with the participation of the clients. The construction of a massive 15 high foot high retaining wall and sewer reconstruction caused by unusual hill condition added $96,000 to the house ...

Models & Mock-ups 1 Items

The Upham House: Hand-made, painted and glazed lily tiles; plaster mold 01/01/1991

Construction Innovation, Construction Mold

A plaster mold of a lily flower pattern, made for casting low relief ceramic tiles to be embedded in the stem wall of the house foundation.

Photographs 3 Items