Locus Manifesto-exposition: CES presented the construction innovation on the use of cone-tiles for building a domed vault, as applied in the village school in Bavra, India.

30/05/2014

Visual, Exhibition Board

Three boards in Science Cabinet #1, illustrating the basic construction steps for the making of the domed vault, made from layers of cone-tile stacked to form arches, by the villagers.

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” ...

Contents

Visual & Audio Materials

References

Construction Innovations

Bavra Village School: Domed vault made from layers of cone-tile stacked to form arches, and laid together to form a spherical vault 1962

Construction System, Vaulted Roof & Ceiling

Created by:

Christopher Alexander, Village bricklayers

Fabrication of roof truncated cylindrical tiles and development of the vaulted roof ribs for the construction of the school roof. The guna-type roof ribs are made by cone-shaped tiles, each one about a foot long and 4" to 5" ...

Photographs

Bavra Village School - Domed vault made from layers of cone-tile stacked to form arches, and laid together to form a spherical vault: Photographs 01/01/1962

Construction Innovation, Construction Process

Photographer:

Christopher Alexander/C.E.S., Bavra, State of Gujarat, India

Source:

Digital, Print

Characteristics:

7 7/8"x7 7/8", B&W

Three images depicting the school roof under construction: 1. Brick arches are completed and dome formwork in process; 2. Dome formwork being placed; and 3. Dome ribs being formed by placing the guna tiles. They were exhibited at the Locus Manifesto-exposition ...