Article

Conversation with an American Architect, Mr. Christopher Alexander: ‘High-Rise for Lack of Land’ is Wrong, It is Possible to Create High- Density Human Living Environment with Low-Rise Houses

24/03/1991

Article

Authors:

Misako Ando

Published in:

Mainichi Newspaper, pp. 19

Language:

Japanese

References

Projects

Shiratori Plan - Low-Rise High-Density Housing 1990 to 1991

Nagoya, Japan

Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Not built

Client:

City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment - Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Miyoko Tsutsui

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $45,000,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage completed

The Shiratori Plan in Nagoya asked for an integrated neighborhood for 500 families, at a density of 80 families per acre, on a 6.24 acres site, with an average area of 72 square meters per unit and total area of ...