Correspondence

Aspen Residential and Commercial Village: Answering to the request of giving a personal evaluation regarding the ways to do the project with Christopher Alexander involved from a distance, and still maintain a high quality of the results. The suggestions are focused in three major areas: a) The role of C.E.S; b) The portions of the work done by the C.E.S. as possible subcontractor; c) Giving a “quick sketch of project progress”, suggesting a schedule which could be followed

09/10/1990

Planning of Works, Response to Request

Sender:

Carl Lindberg, Summerland, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Fax

Content of

Project

Aspen Village 1990

Aspen, CO, U.S.A.

Master Planning, Designed , Not built

Client:

City of Aspen and Pitkin County, County Commisionners - John McBride, in coordination with Director of Planning

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, others

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $40,000,000

Project stages:

Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for layout on the site by users Preliminary Design stage in progress

A form of integrated development of residential and commercial, a pedestrian village, capable of preserving and enhancing the original beauty of the Aspen valley. The project was designed for the permanent residents and employees at the Aspen Airport Business Center, ...