Article

The Linz Café

01/01/1980

Article

Authors:

Christopher Alexander

Published in:

Architectural Design, Vol. 50, No. 3/4, pp. 48-49

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd., London, U.K.

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

Forum Design: Preview of Exhibition, Linz, Austria 01/01/1980

Publication, Article

Authors:

Robert Stern, Peter Cook, Hermann Czech, Morris Lapidus, Cedric Price

Published in:

Architectural Design, Vol. 50, No. 3/4, pp. 42-47 & 50-66

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons Ltd., London, U.K.