Fort Mason Bench: Ornamental terrazzo panels – Sketches

24/03/1984

Sketches, Perspective, Elevation, Details

7 pages with ornament sketches, proposals for the terrazzo panels to be placed on the vertical surfaces of the bench as indicated on elevation and perspective sketches. Individual patterns include animal, plant and geometric figures. .

Designers:

Christopher Alexander, Rodney Moore, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Original on Paper

Size:

8 1/2"x11"

Content of

Construction Innovation

Fort Mason Bench: Ornamental terrazzo panels 1984

Work of Art for Project, Terrazzo Work

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Rodney Moore

Hand-made ornamental terrazzo panels with animal figures on the vertical surfaces of an outdoor bench.

Contents

Drawings

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References

Scientific Research

Ornament and Function as Products of Unfolding

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Structure Preserving Transformations

Ornament arises as part of the design process, when a person is making and seeks to embellish this "something" while making it. It arises as a result of the latent centers in the uncompleted thing requiring still more centers, requiring ...