The Campus of Eishin – College Complex: The south ridge with the Judo Hall and Central Hall completed – Photographs of the buildings

01/05/1985

Exterior View

View of the south ridge before the two College buildings were built. The Judo Hal is visible to the far right, and the Central Hall flanked by the Arts and Science buildings stands at the far center. Opposite the Judo Hall is the area where the cup-shaped library was to be built.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, Japan

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Project

Eishin Campus - College Complex: Main Library and Research Center 1982 to 1984

Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Educational, Designed , Not built

Client:

Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing Director

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Hansjoachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Project stages:

Preliminary Design

The Main Library and Research Center form a U-shaped building with a large courtyard, opening into the elongated outdoor space of the College Complex. It was designed to occupy the west end of the College Complex, opposite the Judo Hall; ...

References

Photographs

The Campus of Eishin - College Complex: Library and Research Center - Photographs of sketches 01/03/1983

Project, Design Process, Drawing

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Iruma-shi, Saitama, Japan

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

B&W

Photographs of two sketches by Christopher Alexander. The first sketch establishes in a simple and straightforward way the entire top of the ridge as a large whole, by introducing the cup-shaped plan of the Library opposite from the Judo Hall; ...