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| Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky Transparency: Literal and Phenomenal “Transparency” “space-time.” ‘simuitane ys, iterpenetiaton” "superimposition, "ambivalence nthe iterate of conte ‘thes tke them ave fen used 49 Sy perhaps pedantic Nevertheless, inthe a ‘val, of state, of boing Wansparent ts Getected, pevecty evident and toe of parent, by detning a putely physic hitcance, by tunctioning as 8 ci Roar, ana being dated wih fr ing and misunderstanding, transparency a2 2. conditon 10 be Perspecta8 Michael Dobbins Edgar Kaufmann Jr Ezra Stoller Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky Edward Lacrabee Barnes tins by Gyorgy Kepes ais Language {lame for sll the common overiapped part than one ta contonted with a coe presence of anew optical quatty. The an optical characters. means a nmutonoue aceon ef Iigures har equioesl meaning 3s one oes further one’ (th bigvous. Nor le thie meaning rotenone: when we feed ( sien do) ot Impies & ‘welt rveating unnoticed struct tes inthe object 3) And again. in com Mrord noglutinaione” of James soyee, of the Joreean pun, Mohoy finds that test Of relationships" (In other words Me Sooms to have fot that. by 9 process ct lealon without optical destuction mish fency and mowing tight! and "bens ‘ant teansparent shedows) 2) 4 eave {ending ofthe book mght 2vggeet ‘certain shegorical quate: Theretore, al the very begianing of 319 ‘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 16 9 25 27 37 5 «dg 35 vm 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

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