New Neighborhood Consrtuction Program in Brazil – Neighborhood Plan for 150 Low Cost Houses

1984

Sao Carlos, Brazil

Low Cost Housing, Proposal

The aim of the project was to develop a program for the first neighborhood of 150 houses in Sao Carlos, and to redefine the process of production of low income housing, in such a way that it restores dignity and human values to the families and neighborhoods.

Client:

COHAB, BHN

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Artemis Anninou

References

Articles

Arquiteto do renome internacional deve vira Sao Carlos 18/01/1984

Publication, Article

Published in:

O Diario Sao Carlos, Ano XV, No. 3, pp. 736

Language:

Portuguese

Correspondence

Requesting from Christopher Alexander to review and critique an attached rough summary written about the book "trilogy" of 'The Timeless Way of Building', 'A Pattern Language' and 'The Oregon Experiment' for being informally discussed in a university course, in anticipation of Artemis Anninou visit to Brazil regarding the San Carlos housing project 17/03/1984

Publication, Book Publication, Request for Feedback

Sender:

Julieta, Sao Carlos, Brazil

Recipient:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure , Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Medium:

Note

Language:

English, Portuguese