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Not-so-soothing Surroundings at Unfinished Inn
11/02/1990
Article
Authors:
Philip Harper
Published in:
San Jose Mercury News
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Compassion in the Treatment of the Homeless - San Jose as National Leader in the Solution of the Homeless Problem: Article draft
05/03/1990
Article Publication,
Original Text
Authors:
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
10-page draft of an article, response to the published “Not-so-soothing Surroundings at Unfinished Inn” in the San Jose Mercury newspaper about the San Jose Shelter for the Homeless. The response is trying to re-establish the accuracy of various facts and ...
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Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless
1986 to 1990
Julian St. & Montgomery St., San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Civic,
Realized
, Construction completed in 1989; final interior painting in 1990
Client:
Housing for Independent People - Al DiLudovico, Executive Director
C.E.S. staff:
Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Artemis Anninou, Carl Lindberg, James Maguire, Eleni Coromvli, Kleoniki Tsotropoulou
Contractor:
Oliver and Company, with Center for Environmetal Structure as major specialty subcontractor
Project cost:
$1,700,000
Project stages:
Pattern language for project by clients and C.E.S. Layout by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Building Permit drawings Direct Construction management and on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E
Design and construction of a shelter for homeless people, to serve 50 to 100 people, on a site of 13,000 sf. The building of 15,000 square feet includes offices, living areas with a dining hall, sleeping rooms, courtyards and gardens. ...
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