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Colin Rowe
and Robert Slutzky
Transparency:
Literal and Phenomenal
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"ambivalence nthe iterate of conte
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Michael Dobbins
Edgar Kaufmann Jr
Ezra Stoller
Colin Rowe
and Robert Slutzky
Edward Lacrabee Barnes
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‘The Yale Architectural Journal
‘The Achievement
of Finnish Architecture
Selected Projects by:
‘Alvar Aatto
‘Aulis Blomstedt
Kaija and Heikki Sirén
‘Aarno Ruusuvuori
Reima Pietila
Frank Lloyd Wright
and the Fine Arts
Photography and the
Language of Architecture
Transparency:
Literal and Phenomena
Indigenous Architecture:
Modern Technology
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35vm appears fo be the wish tat two of
hose planes should be seen tough 8
Sutien end athough one can obviously
She tough hs windows iis not prectsey
ove thatthe transparency of his Duing
grou oor resins ote et
‘moditey behind me lan
plane of which the ground Hoe, the
{vs plane may be dismissed a vory ob
lousy 2 conceptual convenince rather
brane piysical fac Hs btusie presence
[5 Undeniable. Recognizing the physical
tan, yot fe wi
listeraty extended spaces Waving one
"histo of pal eatin Wings
ighiy developed rogard for the Hontal
tiers (he pared view, ctte
the ensuing sot
‘one miaht iter that at arches, Lo Co
facade mighthave suggested the presence
ts sgl large room behind and might
ite the itl arson ny‘0 Garches: fest Moor plan and roct pas,
and subslciary volumes the predominance
Oo this dvection Ie conspcuovsly emphe-
Stead by the flaking wal
The spatial structure of this Noor is ob-
viously more complex than It eppears at
frst and ultimate t compels revision
ff hee inital aasmptons The nature of
the cantlvered site bocomes evident:
the apse ofthe dning room Introduces &
further latra ress, while the posting
‘f th principal sacase, the old, and
the ibrar al eatin the same cimession.
In'thone ways the planes of he facade
an be sean to fet profound moi
tation of the deep extension of space
Which Is now seen to approach to the
“rated succession of ftaned spaces
‘suggested by te external appearance.
‘So much might be said for @ reading of
the intel volumes in tome of the vert
al planes; a further reading in terme of
‘he horsantl planes the eos, wil re-
al similar characterises. Thus, after
ecognizing that aor Is not a wall nd
‘hat plans are not paintings, we might ex
‘amine howe. horzontal planes In ory
ment of Léger’ piture plane le now
Cored bythe rots ofthe pentnoure and
lpi! pavilion, by the summit of the
‘toostanding walls and by th top ofthe
rather curious gazsbo=alof which le on
‘he same surface. Tho second plane now
bovomes the major root terace and the
‘oulsse space becomes the cut In this
Slab which leade the eye down 10 the
{terrace Below. Similar peralls are very
‘bviout in considering’ tho organization
tthe principal floor. For hereto vert!
fquialent of deep space le introduced
bythe double height of Be Suter terrace
land by the vold connecting Tving room
with entrance hall: and her, jst a8 USger
niarges spatial) cmonsions through the
Saplacoment of the Iner edges of his
toute pana 0 Le Corbusier encroach
thon the space of his conal area.
‘Thus woughout thie house here is at