Correspondence

The Shiratori Plan: Discussing aspects and main factors of the project, expressing his concerns and ways to ease people’s understanding on the plan. References to the preparation of a book for the project, as one of favorable models fo living environment.

04/06/1990

Planning of Works, Proposal Brief

Sender:

Hisae Hosoi, Center for Eishin Project, Musashino City, Tokyo, Japan

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Fax

Content of

Project 1 Items

Shiratori Plan - Low-Rise High-Density Housing 1990 to 1991

Nagoya, Japan

Neighborhood Planning, Designed, Not built

Client:

City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment - Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Miyoko Tsutsui

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $45,000,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage completed

The Shiratori Plan in Nagoya asked for an integrated neighborhood for 550 families at an overall density of 80 families per acre, on a 6.24 acres site, with an average area of 72 square meters per unit and total area ...

References

Manuscripts 1 Items

True Houses for the People of Japan - A Revolution in the Heart and the Fundamental Change in Architecture, Banking and Technology 01/01/1990

Project, Project Report Draft, Partial Manuscript

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hisae Hosoi, Center for Eishin Project, Tokyo, Japan

15-page early draft containing the title pages, table of contents, the Introduction and an unfinished chapter on “The Essence of the Human Heart”.