Photograph

Houses Generated by Patterns: Illustrating the patterns proposed for the project design

01/01/1969

Book Artwork

Nine images of special construction activities, depicting the existing activity-patterns of people in Peru, which were used in the formation of the pattern language for the project, and specifically for illustrating the “Construction Patterns” .

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Lima, Peru

Source:

Print, Negative

Characteristics:

4"x8 1/4", B&W

Content of

Published Book

Houses Generated by Patterns 01/01/1969

Original Book

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel

Publisher:

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

The second of Alexander’s early works published by the Center for Environmental Structure, lays out the process of creating the pattern language for a group of houses designed for an experimental housing competition in Lima, Peru in 1969. It ...

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Public Events

Locus Manifesto-exposition "Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing Society´s Transitions" 21/05/2014 to 06/10/2014

The Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France

Exhibition

C.E.S. staff:

Maggie Moore, Artemis Anninou, Lily Alexander

Organized by:

LOCUS Foundation & Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine - Marie-Hélène Contal, Curator

The 40 architects already awarded the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture participated and exhibited their works. The exhibition was on international touring until 2016. Christopher Alexander’s participation included the extensive presentation of the Mexicali project in the “Saving the People’s Habitat” ...