Locus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”: Photographs of the C.E.S. participation in the exhibit

01/04/2014

Exhibited Artwork

Selection of photographs and objects, prepared specifically for this exhibit, to illustrate the manifestation of eleven out of the fifteen fundamental geometric properties in nature, as formulated by Christopher Alexander; objects and photographs were exhibited in Science Cabinet 2, in the Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine exhibition hall.

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Public Event 1 Items

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

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

Exhibition

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” ...

References

Scientific Research 1 Items

Geometry and Fifteen Fundamental Properties

Christopher Alexander recognized the importance of the geometry of centers and for years he was looking for the common structural features among buildings, paintings, streets, carpets, doors, windows, etc. which have "life" and "wholeness". He identified fifteen structural features which ...

Visual & Audio Materials 1 Items

Locus Manifesto-exposition: CES presented the fifteen fundamental geometric properties in nature 30/05/2014

Public Event, Visual, Exhibition Board

Digitized

One out of the thirteen boards included in the Science Cabinet #2 section of the exhibit depicting one example of ‘Order-creating process in nature’, it being an image of nano crystals forming ‘Local symmetries’.

Photographs 1 Items

Photographs of Christopher Alexander's sketches of the fifteen geometric properties 01/01/1990

Personal Archive, Sketches

Digitized

Photographs of Christopher Alexander’s original sketches of the fifteen fundamental geometric properties, with different versions for each one, all drawn on ten pages. They were exhibited at the Lotus Manifesto-exposition “Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing society´s transitions”, in ...