Correspondence

Nepal Buddhist Monastery: Verifying the mutual agreement of both sides on the aspects of the project. Enclosed was Christopher Alexander’s check and original contract signed by Ann M. Bergfors

29/07/1988

Financial, Services Fee

Sender:

Ann M. Bergfors, Tibetan Nyingma Medication Center, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Project

Nyingma Buddhist Monastery 1988 to 1989

Kathmandu, Nepal

Civic, Designed , Not built

Client:

Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center - David A. French Construction Mgr. and Ann M. Bergfors Coordinator

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Ismet Khambatta, Keiko Inoue

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $1,500,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

Tibetan Buddist Study Center, a monastic and educational facility for 300 monks, at the outskirts of Kathmandu, to be built by the monks themselves using 70% self help and 30% professional labor. Approximate area of construction 122,000 square feet, ...

References

Correspondence

Reports

Nepal Buddhist Monastery: Schematic Design Agreement between C.E.S. and TNMC 30/07/1988

Project, Contractual, Design Services Agreement

Authors:

David A. French, Ann M. Bergfors, Tibetan Nyingma Mediation Center, Berkeley, CA , U.S.A.
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

4-page preliminary design agreement between the Center for Environmental Structure and the Tibetan Nyingma Meditation Center. The preliminary designs consist of schematic drawings of floor plans, elevations, and sections for a residential structure of two stories, a temple building of ...