Correspondence

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-Family Housing: Request for specific information about the project and any assistance is appreciated, regarding a case study course to be taught at Michigan, titled Site Planning for Architecture

30/11/1989

Design Matters, Request for Feedback

Sender:

Joanna Dougherty, University of Michigan, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.

Recipient:

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

Medium:

Letter

Content of

Project

Pasadena Zoning Ordinance for Multi-family Housing 1987 to 1988

Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.

Zoning Ordinance, Residential, Realized , Completed in 1988 and implemented

Client:

Pasadena Multi-family Housing Task Force

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Friso Broeksma

Project cost:

$135,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for project by C.E.S. Generative rules for urban growth process Generative rules for building layout process Implementation process

The purpose of the draft ordinance was to define new guidelines which would permit high intensity development to continue in a way which is in keeping with Pasadena's heritage. Respect for the existing physical qualities of the old Pasadena residential ...

References

Articles

A City of Gardens 01/01/1989

Publication, Article

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Daniel Solomon

Published in:

Progressive Architecture, No. 1, pp. 116-117

Publisher:

Penton Publishing, Cleveland, OH, U.S.A.