Work of Art

Black and white terrazzo floor

1981

Personal Work of Art, Terrazzo Work

The first experiment for a marble-dust floor that Christopher Alexander had conducted.

Contents

Photographs 2 Items

Black and White Terrazzo Floor: Photographs 01/01/1981

Construction Experiment & Mock-up

Three views of the terrazzo floor experiment, one of the first terrazzo floors made at the entrance door of the C.E.S. office on Shasta Road.
Black and White Terrazzo Floor: Photographs of mold 01/01/1981

Construction Experiment & Mock-up

Three photographs depicting the making of the metal mold used for the construction of the black and white terrazzo floor and the first sample produced.

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...

Books 1 Items

The Nature of Order - An Essay on the Art of Building and the Nature of the Universe. Book Three - A Vision of a Living World 2005

“A Vision of a Living World”, the third volume of “The Nature of Order” series, presents, for the first time, a full spectrum of Alexander’s and CES built and unbuilt works. The book describes hundreds of buildings, plans, neighborhoods, drawings, ...

Book Chapters 1 Items

Chapter 18. Ornament as Part of all Unfolding, 3 / Black-and-White Marble Floors and Surfaces

Publication,

Articles 1 Items

Sketches of a New Architecture 01/01/1984

Publication, Book Contribution