Correspondence

The Precious Jewel: Letter discussing possible publication of book in English and Japanese; working draft attached

17/03/1993

Book Publication, Request for Feedback

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Joyce Berry, Oxford University Press Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A.

Medium:

Letter

References

Projects

Shiratori Plan - Low-Rise High-Density Housing 1990 to 1991

Nagoya, Japan

Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Not built

Client:

City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment - Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Miyoko Tsutsui

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $45,000,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage completed

The Shiratori Plan in Nagoya asked for an integrated neighborhood for 500 families, at a density of 80 families per acre, on a 6.24 acres site, with an average area of 72 square meters per unit and total area of ...

Reports

The Precious Jewel - The Shiratori Plan: "New Version, March 1993 (sent to Joyce at OUP)" 01/03/1993

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hisae Hosoi, Center for Eishin Project, Tokyo, Japan

188-page document with eight chapters, focused on the crisis in the Japanese Democracy as it is reflected in the practice of architecture and the fictitious idea that high-rise buildings are inevitable. The Shiratori Plan was presented as the answer against ...