Correspondence

The Shiratori Plan: A follow up letter discussing the details and process for how to interview families. Examples of questions and interview set up is discussed

16/06/1990

Status of Project, Informative

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

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 500 families, at a 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 of ...

References

Correspondence

Manuscripts

The Precious Jewel - The Shiratori Plan: 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, Hisae Hosoi, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

A 15-page early draft containing the title pages, table of contents and a chapter on The Essence of the Human Heart.

Reports

The Precious Jewel - The Shiratori Plan: "New Version, March 1993 (sent to Joyce at OUP)" 01/03/1993

Project, Project Report

Authors:

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

188-page document with eight chapters, focused on the crisis in the Japanese Democracy as it is reflected in the practice of architecture and the fictitious idea that high-rise buildings are inevitable. The Shiratori Plan was presented as the answer against ...