Academic Course

Guidance and supervision of students in the Master of Architecture Program

1985

M.Arch Thesis and Professional Reports submitted for partial completion of the Master of Architecture Program.

University Program:

Master of Architecture

Instructors:

Christopher Alexander

Enrolled students:

Ari Cohen, Gary Black, Jonathan Fefferman

Contents

Course Material

The One Way of Painting: Color, Value and Geometry 01/11/1985

Student Work, Professional Report

Authors:

Ari Cohen, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

The creation of ‘wholeness’ and ‘not-separateness’ in any man-made object or event using the example of painting and color through the analysis of the works of various internationally acclaimed painters.
Wholeness and Order in Large Span Roof Trusses 01/01/1985

Student Work, Professional Report Draft

Authors:

Gary Black, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

63-page structural analysis of wooden truss behavior relating the earlier approach of their construction with the present, and refering to the design of the timber roof trusses of the Central Hall, the Gymnasium and the Judo Hall of the Eishin ...
The Architect's Responsibility and the Process of Building "The Martinez Experiment" 12/05/1985

Student Work, M.Arch Thesis

Authors:

Jonathan Fefferman, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

The Master of Architecture thesis presents in its 312 pages the theory behind the development of the Sprayed Concrete Building System, and a detailed documentation of the system as recorded during the construction of the Martinez House, between Fall 1981 ...