Christopher Alexander Visits The Oregon Experiment

01/06/1994

Article

Authors:

Greg Bryant

Published in:

Rain, Vol. XIV, No. 4, pp. 14-23

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References

Published Books

The Oregon Experiment 01/01/1975

Publication, Original Book

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams

Publisher:

Oxford University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.

The third volume of “The Center for Environmental Structure Series” on architecture published by Oxford University Press, “The Oregon Experiment” is the first of the series to describe in full detail how the theory presented in “A Pattern Language” and ...

Projects

Master Plan for the University of Oregon 1969 to 1971

Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Master Planning, Educational, Realized , Completed in 1971 and impletented

Client:

University of Oregon - Mr. Robert S. Harris, Dean of the School of Architecture and Chairman of the user planning committee

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Diagnosis and repair process

A complete user-based master plan for the University of Oregon, in Eugene, introducing a new planning theory, which replaced the predominant theory of master plans. It gave primacy to the use of pattern languages and user design, in the continuous ...
Agate Street Married Student Housing 1990 to 1993

Agate Street, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Residential, Realized , Construction completed in 1993

Client:

The University of Oregon - Mr. Chris Ramey, Campus Planner

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, James Maguire, Gary Black, Chuck Han

Contractor:

Center for Environmetal Structure, …

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Design Development and Building Permit drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Student Housing including four buildings with twenty apartments for married student families; first phase of construction of the Amazon Plan.
Student Housing for the University of Oregon 1991 to 1992

Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Master Planning, Educational, Residential, Designed , Not built

Client:

University of Oregon - Mr. Chris Ramey, Campus Planner

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $13,000,000; unit cost: $39,000/apartment

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage in progess

Master plan for 300 units of low-budget student housing on the campus of the University of Oregon -- called the Amazon Plan, to be developed on a 7.5 acres of flat land by replacing 243 existing units. The project basic ...