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Administrative
Includes findings related to: Faculty meetings, retreats and appointments; Departmental teaching, studies, and admissions; Correspondence exchanged among the faculty members and between faculty and students.
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Promotion of Gary Black to Tenure. Includes his file with recommendations, research and other creative work, and teaching
06/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Mary Comerio, Stephen Tobriner, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Tenured Faculty, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Letter indicating attached are the Ad Hoc Committee Reports for Gary Black and Ralf Weber's tenure cases (not attached) with the date for discussion
11/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Francine Terrell, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Tenured Faculty, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Note
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Details for and against the recommendation for Gary Black's tenure
13/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Stephen Tobriner, Mary Comerio, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Request for emergency meeting with recipients regarding Gary Black's CV and Statement of Activities regarding the misstatement of facts
14/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Mary Comerio, Stephen Tobriner, Sam Davis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Gary Blacks Role in C.E.S. Professional Work: Overview of his life as a student and a detailed review as an employee at C.E.S., with a closing indicating he should be tenured
14/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Sam Davis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Re: Written Statements in your Promotion File: Letter expressing the reaction of Christopher Alexander to the way Gary Black has presented the work he has done in C.E.S. from 1982 to 1994, which include extensive inaccuracies regarding his real contribution to work; letter is followed by two attachments with specific references to Gary Black's CV and Statement of Activities with a handwritten note by Prof. Christopher Alexander "All Marks Indicate Editing is Required". Together with the letter there is a copy of "Statement of Activities for R. Gary Black" with a handwritten note by Prof. Gary Black "Indicates recent changes"; there also two drafts of the body of the letter with few insertions
19/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Gary Black, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Re: My Failed Attempts to Meet with Gary Black's Tenure Committee; history of the requests made to meet with the tenure committee and a request to understand why it has been rejected
14/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Memo to File, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Notification of enclosed draft documents for their information. Mentions: Draft letter for Gary file, copy of letter given to Gary and a marked up copy of Gary CV (none attached)
22/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Sam Davis, Stephen Tobriner, Mary Comerio, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Handwritten letter stating concern that Christopher Alexander has not heard from Gary Black indicating time is of the essence in this situation with the documentation
25/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Gary Black, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Letter stating that Gary Black should be given tenure with the caveat that grave concerns about the truth of facts which need corrections; two slightly different versions of the unsigned letter
24/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Stephen Tobriner, Mary Comerio, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Letter regarding Gary Black's role in C.E.S. Professional Work
25/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Sam Davis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Gary Black Promotion Case: Promotion of Gary Black to Tenure. Letter of recommendation to tenured position
26/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Mary Comerio, Stephen Tobriner, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Tenured Faculty, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Gary Black Promotion Case: Notification that there remains a few problems post Gary's updates that still need to be discussed
25/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Sam Davis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Response to Draft Report of Mid-Career Evaluation
20/09/1995
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Hansjoachim Neis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Ad Hoc Committe, Dan Solomon, Peter Bosselmann, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Clarification from Black, R.G. (1995), titled "Design of Concrete Tracery Trusses to Define Architectural Space" j. Arch. Engrg., ASCE 1(1), 9-17, transmitted to Prof. Alexander by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
03/05/1996
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Bijan Mohraz, United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Structures Division, Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A.Recipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Regarding tenure proceedings, notification of receipt of letter to Professor Stephen Barnett is provided, and the decision that no further actions will be filed against Gary Black pursuant to the charges set forth
10/01/1997
Administrative, Promotion CaseSender:Carol Christ, University of California Berkeley, Office of the Chancellor, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Letter
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Forward letter contacting Alexander with attached material intended to explain and support her proposal for teaching a design course studio in Sring of 1996. Included are a cover page addressing Prof. Sam Davis, Chairman Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley, two pages describing Prof. King's course content outlined and copies of reference material.
15/03/1995
Administrative, Request for AssessmentSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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New forward to Christopher Alexander including again a copy of Prof. Ingrid King's official communication with Department of Architecture Chairman regarding her teaching proposal of a graduate studio in Spring 1996.
17/03/1995
Administrative, Request for AssessmentSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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Request for a new invitation to be sent by Christopher Alexander to Prof. Ingrid King to participate as research associate of Prof. Hasnjoakin Neis and himself in the Building-Process Area of Emphasis during the months of June and July, 1995; draft of invitation is attached.
28/04/1995
Administrative, NotificationSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King as research associate of Professor Hansjoachim Neis and Christopher Alexander with emphasis to develop housing in Frankfurt and Vienna during the months of June and July 1995.
01/05/1995
Administrative, Response to RequestSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayMedium:Fax
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Forward note requesting update and correction of the official invitation previously written regarding Prof. Ingrid King's to participation as research associate of Prof. Hasnjoakin Neis and Christopher Alexander in the Building-Process Area of Emphasis during the months of June and July, 1995.
15/05/1995
Administrative, Request for FeedbackSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Katalin Bende, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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Forward note describing the two attached contradictory official statements by the Chair of the College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley, answering to Prof. Ingrid King's invitation petition for assistance position in the Building Process area during Spring of 1996; sent to Christopher Alexander for his information and assistance.
29/05/1995
Administrative, Request for AssessmentSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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Request to refrase the letter of invitation for participation in the research activities of the Center for Environmental Structure and the Building Process Area of Emphasis. Invitation extended to Prof. Ingrid King towards the research and work for a development of construction systems for different building types; an invitation for the Sring 1996 course
20/10/1995
Administrative, Request for FeedbackSender:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayRecipient:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Medium:Fax
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Clarifications are given regarding the nature and requirements for Prof. Ingrid King's academic engagement and finaces during the Spring of 1996 at the College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, UC Berkeley.
23/10/1995
Administrative, NotificationSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayMedium:Fax
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Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King to participate in the research activities of the Center for Environmental Structure and the Building Process Area of Emphasis during Spring 1996.
02/11/1995
Administrative, NotificationSender:Christopher Alexander, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayMedium:Fax
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Confirmation of invitation to Prof. Ingrid King to participate in the teaching of the Building Process Area of Emphasis in the spring semester of 1996.
25/07/1995
Administrative, NotificationSender:Sam Davis, University of California Berkeley, College of Environmental Design, Department of Architecture, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Recipient:Ingrid Fiksdahl-King, Institutt for Byggekunst, Trondheim, NorwayMedium:Fax
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