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Art and Design for the 21st Century
01/01/1980
Book Contribution
Authors:
Christopher Alexander
Published in:
Design ist Unsichtbar, pp. 101-110
Editor:
Liesbeth Waechter-Böhm
Publisher:
Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria
Language:
German
References
Projects
Linz Café
1980
Linz , Austria
Commercial,
Realized
, Construction completed in Jul-1980
Client:
Forum Design; Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung - Angela Hareiter
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander
Contractor:
Construction management by the Center for Environmental Structure with local subcontractors
Project cost:
$35.000
Project stages:
Layout on the site by C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions
Built as part of the international exposition "Forum Design" and designed to be "portable". Wooden building overlooking the Danube, with the first floor of the building raised to clear the ten-foot-high river embarkment. Yellow and red exterior, three stories, 2,300 ...
Articles
The Timeless Quality of Things
01/01/1980
Publication,
Book Contribution
Authors:
Christopher Alexander
Published in:
Design ist Unsichtbar, pp. 111-114
Editor:
Liesbeth Waechter-Böhm
Publisher:
Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria
Language:
German
The Progress of My Work
01/01/1980
Publication,
Book Contribution
Authors:
Christopher Alexander
Published in:
Design ist Unsichtbar, pp. 385-394
Editor:
Liesbeth Waechter-Böhm
Publisher:
Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria
Language:
German
Notes on the Design of the Linz Café
01/01/1980
Publication,
Book Contribution
Authors:
Christopher Alexander
Published in:
Design ist Unsichtbar, pp. 664-667
Editor:
Liesbeth Waechter-Böhm
Publisher:
Löcker Verlag, Vienna, Austria
Language:
German
Public Events
Exhibition "Die Zeitlose Art der Dinge" / "The Timeless Way of Things" for Forum Design
27/06/1980 to 05/10/1980
Linz Café, Linz, Austria
Exhibition
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Nili Portugali
Organized by:
Forum Design: Oesterreichisches Institut fur Visuelle Gestaltung
“The Timeless Way of Things” was exhibited in the Linz Café during the Forum Design exhibition. It was prepared by C.E.S. and illustrated the basic principles of geometry, in particular the “mirror of self” criterion and 14 geometric principles present ...
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