Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: After Christopher Alexander’s many recent occasions that work was stopping due to issues, this letter is stating the end of Herman Miller, Inc. funding in support of the Personal Workplace Project, effective 30-Nov-1989. It comes after a long struggle to gain agreement on issues of compensation, royalties, overheads, budget, and funding
08/11/1989
References
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Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Response to the set of eleven principles set forth by Christopher Alexander in a previous letter for the Personal Workplace Project to continue. Some items are agreed upon and some are refused or commented upon. Fax also includes a copy of the original letter by Christopher Alexander. A copy of the response with Christophers handwritten notes is also included
27/10/1989
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Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: A draft letter addressing the founder of Herman Miller Inc., in a last-ditch attempt to save the Personal Workplace Project with his company. Appealing for his intervention to help resurrecting the project and apologizing for this intrusion. Handwritten notes in margins
12/11/1989
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Herman Miller New Office Furniture System: Responding to Rob Harvey's letter giving an end to the project by stating that, neither him nor the Center for Environmental Structure have the right to make such decisions; asking him for a serious attempt to solve problems together with the C.E.S.
14/11/1989