Discord Over Harmony in Architecture – The Eisenman / Alexander Debate: Edited excerpt of the discussion between the two architects

20/12/1982

Article Publication, Transcript

18-page edited excerpt of the discussion that took place on November 18 between Peter Eisenman, who was then Adjunct professor of Architecture at the GSD and Christopher Alexander. The discussion focused on issues raised in Alexander’s lecture at the GSD the previous evening. The transcript text was used in the publication of the debate in “HGSD News”.

Content of

Article 1 Items

Discord Over Harmony in Architecture: The Eisenman / Alexander Debate 01/05/1983

Article, University Publication

References

Public Events 1 Items

Lecture at the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University 17/11/1982

Piper Auditorium, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A.

Invited Lecture, Academic Event

Christopher Alexander gave a talk before a large audience in the Graduate School of Design, the school from which he received his Ph.D. in architecture in 1963. He touched on his research on spatial unity and deep stucture, he elaborated ...

Correspondence 1 Items

Lecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design: With reference to the 10-Dec letter by Millimen, she emphasizes that the response by Alexander is being expected shortly, and that the tapes from the discussion with Eisenman have been tracked down and she is preparing an edited version for publication. 20/12/1982

Public Event, Post-event Communication, Request for Feedback, Informative