The Shiratori Plan – Low Rise High Density Plans: Initial Discussions

30/07/1989

Administrative, Minutes of Meeting

35-page document recording the daily discussion with Christopher Alexander. He had been invited to see and was asked his opinion on the use of the former design exposition site in the city’s Shiratori district. Discussions took place from 30-Jul-1989 to 03-Aug-1989 with Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Project .

Authors:

Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Mr. Tokio Kamiya, City of Nagoya and Nagoya Forum for Living Environment, Urban Improvement Project , Nagoya, Japan

Content of

Project

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 ...

References

Articles

『アレグザンダー爆弾』/ Alexander Bomb 11/06/1989

Publication, Article

Authors:

Masaharu Ito

Published in:

C & D, Vol. 21, No. 84, pp. 22-27

Language:

Japanese

Public Events

21st Century Urban Design Convention "Design of Cities and Environments" 16/11/1989 to 17/11/1989

Nagoya, Japan

Conference, Professional Event

Organized by:

City of Nagoya and Japan Institute of Architects

The convention celebrated the 100th birthday of the modern city of Nagoya. Christopher Alexander gave the principal address on “The City of the 21st Century: Its Wholeness and Life – and the Process of its Creation”, on November 16, a ...