Video by INSITE Commonplaces, titled “El Sitio”, presents the Mexical project

Video, mp3

6-min video presents the Mexicali project, built by Christopher Alexander and the Center for Environmental Structure, and its many social, human, economical and architectural aspects in a succinct and effective way.

Content of

Project

Low Cost Houses for Mexicali 1975 to 1977

Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico

Low Cost Housing, Realized , Construction completed in 1977

Client:

Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexicali - Mr. Jorge Nunez, Director of the School of Architecture

C.E.S. staff:

Christopher Alexander, Julio Martinez, Howard Davis, Donald Corner, students and families

Contractor:

Built by the families and local subcontractors under the management of the Center for Environmental Structure

Sponsor:

University of Baja California

Project cost:

$70,000

Project stages:

Pattern language for the project by C.E.S. Layout on the ground by clients and C.E.S. Preliminary Design drawings done after layout Direct Construction management along with on-site design decisions Budget and subcontractors under C.E.S. control Users in

A cluster of houses for large families, with a builders yard, built by the families themselves with the help of students from the Universidad Autonoma of Mexico, and a team of builders from the Center for Environmental Structure. Each house ...

References

Public Events

El Sitio: A Timeless Way of Building 18/05/2023 to 20/05/2023

A newly commissioned pavilion by Mexicali-based architecture firms Veintedoce and Localista, which designed a platform for the event based on Alexander's ideas, Mexicali, BC, Mexico

Conference, Professional Event

Organized by:

INSITE Journal, as one of "The Sedimentary Effect" five-year project based in San Diego and Baja California, structured in three chapters: “Erratic Fields,” “A Timeless Way of Building,” and “The Spiritual Realm.” - Andrea Torreblanca, Curator

“El Sitio: A Timeless Way of Building” was a three-day event held in Mexicali, Baja California, at the builders yard, that was part of the low cost housing project built by Christopher Alexander and the Center for Environmental Structure from ...