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CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE

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Palace of Assembly Commentary

•"One of the interesting points to call attention to is the adoption of a circular form for
the hall which seems contrary to the development of good acoustics.

• The Assembly Hall is made in a hyperbolic shell with an average thickness of 15 cm,
constant throughout its surface, resulting in a very low cost and a minimum of weight
(here the principle of industrial cooling towers has been applied to the architectural
intentions).

• This shell does not terminate in a horizontal but in an oblique section which shall
receive a metallic framework (aluminum).

• This framework will become a veritable physical laboratory destined to ensure the
interplay of natural lighting, artificial lighting, ventilation and acoustic-electronic
mechanisms."
— Hans Girsberger, ed. Le Corbusier 1910-60. p202.

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Le Corbusier's Tower of Shadows is another one of the monuments within the complex
"Irrespective of the unsolicited modifications made over the years, the soul remains the
same. The scale when entering the High Court is immense and a poignant reminder
that imagery alone can never take the place of experience."

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