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94 eighteenth century, noted that the wholeness and beauty of form are products of pure functionalism, and that there is no room for beautiful forms that do not flow from a functional need . At the same time however, the Shakers did not interpret the term "pure functionalism" in the narrow sense of the word as did the modernists, for whom the expression "form follows function" was semantically connected only to the physical body of the building . They understood it in the broad sense, connecting it both to the physical and spiritual experience one feels inside a building . This is the experience I want to create for the users of the buildings I design . I implemented this broader definition when I designed the "Music Center and Library" . For example : the wall separating the entrance lobby from the auditorium would be expected to be solid . However I chose it to be in glass in order to be able to see through it as one enters the building and enjoy the view across the auditorium of the orange trees in the back garden . The six silver painted iron columns that rise from all the floors of the building are structural . However their precise location was determined by me, by the way they would help define the boundaries of the public territory at the front of each floor . In other words, the structural layout of the building followed the social activities on the floors . The gold leaves capital of the iron column, the part which connects it to the beam, is functionally different from the other parts of the column and was therefore given a different form and color . The iron balustrades of the stairs and the auditorium are painted gold, providing a melody of its own . When the sunrays hit these decorated iron balustrades they create beautiful silhouettes on the various surfaces . The interior walls are painted in silver texturing . The soft reflection of the light when it touches the walls creates an inner glow that envelops all parts of the building . f The shape of the crown and lighting, the pattern of the cement tile at the entrance, and the railing wall reliefs, are all echoes of one voice . right : The location of the iron columns is drawn from the activity areas within the building, contribute to defining their areas .
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פורטוגלי, נילי
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