Photograph

The Linz Café: Photographs of building interior

01/01/1980

Interior View

View of the first floor sitting alcoves of the café.
The photo was exhibited during the 10th Annual Louis Kahn Memorial Lecture in 1992, where Christopher Alexander was invited to give a lecture.

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Linz, Austria

Source:

Characteristics:

19 3/4"x23 3/4", Color

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Project

Linz Café 1980

Linz , Austria

Commercial, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1980

Client:

Forum Design; Österreichisches Institut für Visuelle Gestaltung - Angela Hareiter

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander

Contractor:

Construction management by the Center for Environmental Structure with local subcontractors

Project cost:

$35.000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development drawings done after layout Direct construction management and on-site design decisions

Built as part of the international exposition "Forum Design" and designed to be "portable". Wooden building overlooking the Danube, with the first floor of the building raised to clear the ten-foot-high river embarkment. Yellow and red exterior, three stories, 2,300 ...

References

Scientific Research

Public Events

10th Annual Louis Kahn Memorial Lecture 28/04/1992

Museum of Archeology and Anthropology, Philadelphia, PN, U.S.A.

Invited Lecture, Academic Event

Organized by:

Louis Kahn Memorial Committee

Since 1983, the annual Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award + Talk has been Philadelphia’s signature event honoring an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of architecture. The event celebrates these achievements in memory of the storied career of Philadelphia ...

Visual & Audio Materials

10th Annual Louis Khan Memorial Lecture: Exhibit introductory boards 28/04/1992

Public Event, Visual, Exhibition Board

Created by:

Thomas Fisher, Pilar Viladas, American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia, PN, U.S.A.

Two boards introducing Christopher Alexander and his showcase with project photographs, which formed a part of his lecture given at the event. Board contents were written by Thomas Fisher and by Pilar Viladas of the Philadelphia Chapter of the American ...