Eishin School by Christopher Alexander at GreatBuildings

Architect

Christopher Alexander

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Location

Tokyo, Japan

Date

1985 timeline

Building Type

High school/college

Construction System

wood and masonry

Climate

temperate

Context

campus

Style

Neo-vernacular Alexander Style

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Photo, exterior, overview of main building group at ArchitectureWeek
Photo, interior, classroom with timber framing at ArchitectureWeek

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"Alexander Centering", by Christopher Alexander, ArchitectureWeek No. 249, 2005.0727, pC1-1.

Takeshi Ishido, ed. "Eishin Higashino Highschool", Japan Architect. August 1988, Vol 60 Number 8. p21. drawing of section through homebase building, p30. drawing of homebase first floor plan, p30. drawing of first floor great hall plan, p31. drawing of section through great hall, p31. drawing of longitudinal section through great hall, p31. drawing of site plan, p24.

Progressive Architecture, Volume 72, Number 7. p102. external view across fields, upper photo on page.

Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.com

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