Photograph

Oregon Bench: Glazed tiles – Photographs of mock-up

01/01/1986

Mock-up

Three views of the glazed tiles forming a yellow, green and red pattern of wavy lines and flowers, for panelling the bench back mock-up.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color, B&W

Content of

Construction Innovation

Multi-colored Hand-tiled Bench: Glazed tiles 1986

Work of Art for Project, Hand-glazed Tilework

Created by:

Christopher Alexander

Experimenting with the fabrication of multi-colored glazed tiles with hand-drawn flowers and wave designs.

References

Projects

Multi-colored Hand-tiled Bench 1986

Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Other, Designed , Not built

Client:

State Board of Higher Education, University Planning Office - Lotte Streisinger, Visual Arts Coordinator

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander

Project stages:

Concept Design

Design proposal for a tiled bench, to be a gathering space, part of the Science Facilities Additions and Alterations project, on the campus of the University of Oregon. The proposal included drawings and model for the multicolored glazed tiled concrete ...

Models & Mock-ups

Oregon Bench: Glazed tiles 01/01/1986

Construction Innovation, Mock-up

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA

Medium:

Array

Size:

12 1/2"x18 1/4"

Scale:

1'=1'

Six glazed tiles forming a yellow – green – red pattern of wavy lines and flowers; set on a plywood base.