Academic Course

Grass Roots Housing

Spring 1973

The class worked as a group seeking solutions to the most fundamental problems which contribute to the housing shortage, in many countries. The proposal covered financing schemes, design, social structure, principles of ownership, and rate of growth; in addition it put forward a process in which the owner is intimately involved in the evolutionary design and construction of his own house.

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Course type:

Graduate Design Studio

Course number:

Arch. 280

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander

Enrolled students:

Mike Cox, Halim Abdelhalim, Ed Hazzard, Ilhan Kural, Marty Schukert

References

Scientific Research 2 Items

Projects 1 Items

Grass Roots Housing 1973

Low Cost Housing, Designed, Completed in 1973 and implemented in various low cost housing projects

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Mike Cox, Halim Abdelhalim, Ed Hazzard, Ilhan Kural, Marty Schukert

Project stages:

Generic rules for housing growth Rules for the flow of money in a low cost housing project

A proposal for an entirely new concept in the field of housing, written in the hope that sponsors will come forward and invest enough seed money to start a number of pilot projects. The proposal covers financing, design, social structure, ...

Reports 1 Items

The Grass Roots Housing Process - Working Draft for Discussion 01/06/1973

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Mike Cox, Halim Abdelhalim, Ed Hazzard, Ilhan Kural, Marty Schukert, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Digitized

55-page proposal for a new concept in the field of housing, which covers financing, design, social structure, principles of ownership, and rate of growth. It includes the following sections: 1. Introduction; 2. The Housing problem; 3. The project proposal – ...