Nagoya Forum for Living Environment: “Low or High” – Keynote speech

26/05/1990

Event Document, Speech Manuscript

Proceedings of the 1st Seminar on Living Environment Nagoya, Japan, Published by Nagoya Living Environment Conference. It icludes Christopher Alexander’s speech on Shiratori Plan.

Authors:

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

Content of

Public Event

Nagoya Forum for Living Environment 26/05/1990

Nagoya, Japan

Conference, Professional Event

On the Shiratori plan.

References

Projects

Shiratori Plan - Low-Rise High-Density Housing 1990 to 1991

Nagoya, Japan

Neighborhood Planning, Designed , Not built

Client:

City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment - Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Miyoko Tsutsui

Project cost:

Expected construction cost: $45,000,000

Project stages:

Preliminary Design stage completed

The Shiratori Plan in Nagoya asked for an integrated neighborhood for 500 families, at a density of 80 families per acre, on a 6.24 acres site, with an average area of 72 square meters per unit and total area of ...