Village School in Bavra: Photographs of people during construction

01/01/1962

Working in Construction

Christopher Alexander, the bricklayers and the villagers who built the village school. Photograph taken in the village of Bavra, during the village school construction.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Bavra, India

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

B&W

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Village School in Bavra 1962

Bavra, near Mehmedabad, Gujarat, India

Educational, Realized , Construction completed in 1962

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander with Janet Johnson

Contractor:

Christoper Alexander and the villagers with the help of two bricklayers

Sponsor:

Government of Gujarat, Village Development Planning

Project stages:

No drawings were produced Users involved in the construction Innovative construction methods

Four- room school for the village, made by four arched walls and a ribbed vaulted roof, and built by Christopher Alexander and the villagers, at the minimum available budget of less than $1000.