The Shiratori Plan – Low Rise High Density Plan: Table of Contents

14/06/1990

Book Publication, Notes

2-page handwritten table of contents that contains a basic outline to six chapters and also an introduction and a conclusion titled “Ending: Our Proposal”. Chapters included: 1) The Wish of the Japanese People as essence of the Human Heart; 2) Where do the People Live Their Daily Life; 3) Our Proposal; The Shiratori Plan; 4) The Reaction for the Shiratori Plan from Professionals and Users; 5) What Did I Learn; 6) Kodan .

Authors:

Hisae Hosoi, Center for Eishin Project , Musashino City, Tokyo , Japan

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 ...

Reports

The Precious Jewel - The Shiratori Plan: "New Version, March 1993 (sent to Joyce at OUP)" 01/03/1993

Project, Project Report

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Hisae Hosoi, Center for Eishin Project, Tokyo, Japan

188-page document with eight chapters, focused on the crisis in the Japanese Democracy as it is reflected in the practice of architecture and the fictitious idea that high-rise buildings are inevitable. The Shiratori Plan was presented as the answer against ...