Previ Re-evaluation: Proposed article, attached to a letter sent to Christopher Alexander

07/08/1985

Article Publication, Original Text

Original text for an article on the PREVI competition regarding the low cost housing in Peru, for being included in the “The Architectural Review” Journal on Feb-1986, which did not materialize .

Authors:

Dorit Fromm, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

References

Projects

Peru Project - Low Cost Housing for the United Nations 1969 to 1970

11km north of Lima, Lima, Peru

Master Planning, Low Cost Housing, Realized , Invited Competition, Proposal submitted in 1970

Client:

Mr. Peter Land, United Nations coordinator of PREVI project

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Sanford Hirshen, Sara Ishikawa, Christie Coffin, Shlomo Angel

Sponsor:

United Nations

Project cost:

$1,800-$3,800 / house

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Generic rules for choice process Preliminary Design Innovative construction methods

Master plan for a community of 1500 houses, submitted as one out of twelve other competition entries for the United Nations sponsored international housing competition PREVI (Proyecto Experimental de Vivienda). The Center for Environmental Structure was chosen as the ...