The Church of the Holy Trinity: Photographs of sketches

01/01/1997

Design Process, Drawing

Photographs of three sketches for the church by Christopher Alexander, as seen from across the Thames, in fog. Christopher Alexander put the photograph of the site in his computer and drew directly on the photograph. He produced many iterations. The first sketch could be considered the best.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., London, U.K.

Source:

Digital

Characteristics:

Color

Content of

Project

Church of the Holy Trinity 1997

London, England, U.K.

Civic, Proposal

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Demetrius Gonzales

Project stages:

The project did not proceed beyond the initial stage of negotiations

Proposal for the design of the Church of the Holy Trinity, on the South bank of the Thames, between the railroad tracksleading out from Victoria Station and Chelsea Bridge. The church was to capable of holding 500 people, and capable ...

Contents

Photographs

References

Scientific Research

The Layout Process of Buildings on the Land - Visualization at Full Scale on Site

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Step by Step Process

Each act of building needs to have a positive effect on its surroundings; to complete them, preserve their structure, make them better, by creating strong centers in them and next to them. Each new building is more alive when it ...