Moshav Shorashim: Outline of a constitution

01/01/1977

Planning of Works, Proposal Brief

7-page sketch of a constitution listing its principles, with the intention to raise questions than providing answers; ownership and territory, limits of use, legal decisions of a group, provision of services, builder’s yard, free materials, pattern languages, sharing and distribution of resources are examples of the topics discussed.

Authors:

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

Content of

Project

Moshav Shorashim New Settlement - Master Plan, Clusters of Houses and Public Buildings 1977 to 1983

Galilee, Israel

Master Planning, Residential, Realized , Construction completed in Jul-1983

Client:

The Jewish Agency of Israel; the Ministry of Housing; the Garin Sof Ma'arav

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Amos Gitai, Howard Davis, Artemis Anninou, Nili Portugali

Contractor:

Jewish Agency general contractor and subcontractors

Project cost:

$3,000,000

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Generic rules for urban growth process Design Development drawings done after layout

Master Plan for a new settlement for Jewish immigrants with the social structure of a community, where land and work profits are owned collectively, but still each family has its own house. Unlike other master plans, it describes the life, the ...

References

Correspondence

Moshav Shorashim: Discusses previous conversations that have led to the development of a proposal for the Segev cooperative; request for feedback and proposal to commence work in Oct-1977 28/04/1977

Project, Commencement of Works

Sender:

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

Recipient:

Ra'anan Weitz, The Jewish Agency - Settlement Department, Jerusalem, Israel

Medium:

Letter