Places for the Soul – The Architecture of Christopher Alexander: Film Treatment – The Timeless Way

01/03/1987

Film Portrait of CA

A walk through the film’s unfolding structure juxtaposing Christopher Alexander’s narratives with colleagues talking, clients describing experiences, key projects explained and all together aiming to illuminate the spirit of his way of relating to architectural quality through design and the building process .

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Correspondence 1 Items

Places for the Soul - The Architecture of Christopher Alexander: Re-establishing contact with Christopher Alexander by providing an update on the progress made with the proposal and the support obtained for film distribution and its editing process. A request is made to Alexander for verifying his continuing interest and support for the documentary. 18/11/1987

Personal Archive, Film Portrait of CA

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Places for the Soul - The Architecture of Christopher Alexander: Film Proposal 15/08/1983

Personal Archive, Film Portrait of CA

31-page final proposal describing Christopher Alexander’s philosophy and approach to building and architecture to be presented in a one-hour color film titled “The Quality Without a Name”; it also includes a 29-page draft with editing .
Places for the Soul - The Architecture of Christopher Alexander: Script Draft 01/09/1986

Personal Archive, Film Portrait of CA

3-page summary presenting the basic structure and focus of the film as a way to tell “the story of one man’s quest to build beautiful, timeless places in today’s world”.
Places for the Soul - The Architecture of Christopher Alexander: Proposal for a Documentary Film Portrait 01/01/1989

Personal Archive, Film Portrait of CA

23-page bound report outlining the film maker’s proposal. It includes the project summary, the subject of the documentary, its focus, the audience it addresses, key personnel involved in making, funds raised to date and funds still needed, an analytic budget ...