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Page 169
... building for a polit- ical organization that was not a Neoclassical temple but corresponded in its structure and design to a strict analy- sis of function . This plan was to become the prototype of all future United Nations buildings ...
... building for a polit- ical organization that was not a Neoclassical temple but corresponded in its structure and design to a strict analy- sis of function . This plan was to become the prototype of all future United Nations buildings ...
Page 170
... building being done at the time in France , and his only activities were painting , writing , and reflection . His thoughts during this time led to the elaboration of the first bases of the " Modulor " concept , a scale of harmonic ...
... building being done at the time in France , and his only activities were painting , writing , and reflection . His thoughts during this time led to the elaboration of the first bases of the " Modulor " concept , a scale of harmonic ...
Page 922
... building was originally the palace ( 1708 ) of a Dutch governor general , van Riebeek . In the present city centre the Ministry of Finance building , facing Lapangan Ban- teng Square , and the Presidential Palace , facing Mer- deka ...
... building was originally the palace ( 1708 ) of a Dutch governor general , van Riebeek . In the present city centre the Ministry of Finance building , facing Lapangan Ban- teng Square , and the Presidential Palace , facing Mer- deka ...
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