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

30/07/1989

Administrative, Minutes of Meeting

35-page document recording the daily discussions which took place from 30-Jul-1989 to 03-Aug-1989 between Mr. Tokio Kamiya, Director of Urban Improvement Projects and Christopher Alexander. Alexander had been invited to visit the project site, a former exhibition area in the city’s Shiratori district, and was asked his opinion on the use of it for housing.

Authors:

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

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 550 families at an overall 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 ...

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 was invited to give the principal address; on November 16, he delivered a 120-minute speech on “The City of the 21st Century: Its Wholeness and Life ...