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pretensions and the cubage of houses by at least one-half; henceforth the problem is in the hands of the technical expert: we must enlist the discoveries made in industry and change our attitude altogether.
As to beauty, this is always present when you have proportion; and proportion costs the landlord nothing, it is at the charge of the architect! The emotions will not be aroused unless reason is first satisfied, and this comes when calculation is employed. There is no shame in living in a house without a pointed roof, with walls as smooth as sheet iron, with windows like those of factories. And one can be proud of having a house as serviceable as a typewriter.
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LE CORBUSIER, 1921. A "CITROHAN" HOUSE
Framework of concrete, girders made on the site and raised by a hand-winch. Hollow walls of 1⅛" concrete and expanded metal with a 7½" cavity; all floor slabs on the same unit of measurement; the factory-window frames, with adaptable ventilating, on the same unit. The arrangements in conformity with the running of a household; abundant lighting, all hygienic needs met and servants well cared for.
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