Record

Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Questions on the Administrative Process

01/01/1971

Planning of Works, Notes

5-pages with questions relating to the administrative process, defining the requirements for members of the Campus Planning Committee and the Project Teams.

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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Content of

Project

Master Plan for the University of Oregon 1969 to 1971

Eugene, OR, U.S.A.

Master Planning, Educational, Realized , Completed in 1971 and impletented

Client:

University of Oregon - Mr. Robert S. Harris, Dean of the School of Architecture and Chairman of the user planning committee

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Shlomo Angel, Sara Ishikawa, Denny Abrams

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by clients and C.E.S. Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Diagnosis and repair process

A complete user-based master plan for the University of Oregon, in Eugene, introducing a new planning theory, which replaced the predominant theory of master plans. It gave primacy to the use of pattern languages and user design, in the continuous ...

References

Scientific Research

Participation of the Users in the Design Process - Testing and Applying Pattern Languages and Layout Rules

Areas of focus:

Design and Building Process

Guiding idea:

Participation of Users

Christopher Alexander believed that people have a right to determine and shape their environment. The genuine and wholehearted involvement of the users in the shaping of their buildings contributes positively to good architecture. It gives life, identity and personal qualities ...

Reports

Records

Master Plan for the University of Oregon: Handwritten notes on participant roles and hierarchy, selection etc. 01/01/1971

Project, Planning of Works, Notes

Authors:

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

List of comments and questions up for discussion regarding varying roles and project planning.