Report

New Eishin University: Agreement between the Eishin School and the Center for Environmental Structure

09/08/1985

Contractual, Clarifications

2-page document with seven paragraphs of agreements relating to interior finishes of the Great Hall such as the screen and plastering works, a new contract for money needed for the plastering works and the obligation of the C.E.S. to cooperate by starting works on the Home Base Street.

Authors:

Hisae Hosoi, School Foundation Eishin Gakuen, Iruma City, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Christopher Alexander, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

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Content of

Project

Eishin Campus - High School: Great Hall - Auditorium 1982 to 1986

Nihongi 112-1, Iruma-shi, Saitama Prefecture, Japan

Educational, Realized , Construction completed in May-1986

Client:

Higashino High School - Hisae Hosoi, Managing Director

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Hans-Joachim Neis, Gary Black, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King

Contractor:

Structural contractor: Fujita Corporation, Tokyo, Japan; Finish contractor: Center for Environmental Structure, Japan

Project stages:

Layout on the site by clients and C.E.S. Use of full scale mock-ups Design Development and Construction Drawings done after layout Construction management along with on-site design decisions Innovative construction methods

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