Locus Manifesto-exposition: CES presented the innovation for the construction of concrete trusses with curved members, shot in the air, as applied in the Shelter for the Homeless

30/05/2014

Visual, Exhibition Board

One board in the Science Cabinet #1 of the exhibit depicted the lacework concrete trusses in the dining hall, as completed; an experimental construction technique using gunite for creating beautifully shaped concrete.

Created by:

Lily Alexander, Artemis Anninou, Maggie Moore, Center for Environmental Structure, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Content of

Public Event

Locus Manifesto-exposition "Re-enchant the World: Architecture and the City facing Society´s Transitions" 21/05/2014 to 06/10/2014

The Cité de l’Architecture et du Patrimoine, Paris, France

Exhibition

C.E.S. staff:

Maggie Moore, Artemis Anninou, Lily Alexander

Organized by:

LOCUS Foundation & Cité de l'Architecture & du Patrimoine - Marie-Hélène Contal, Curator

The 40 architects already awarded the Global Award for Sustainable Architecture participated and exhibited their works. The exhibition was on international touring until 2016. Christopher Alexander’s participation included the extensive presentation of the Mexicali project in the “Saving the People’s Habitat” ...

References

Construction Innovations

Julian Street Inn - Shelter for the Homeless: Lacework concrete trusses with curved members shot in the air 1988

Construction System, Sprayed Concrete

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Gary Black, Carl Lindberg, Avery Miller, James Maguire

The dining hall of Julian street inn is the higher building volume of the complex; the hall, a sigle room, 30 feet wide and 50 feet long, was intended to seat about 100 people. When the shape of the volume ...

Photographs