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MASS-PRODUCTION HOUSES
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INTERIOR OF THE SEASIDE VILLA

The concrete piers of uniform section, the flat vaults of the ceilings, the standardized window-units, the solids and the voids make up the architectural elements of the construction.

LE CORBUSIER. INTERIOR OF A "MONOL" HOUSE, ARRANGED AS A MIDDLE-CLASS HOME

If cultivated people realized that mass-construction houses can be built of perfect design and proportion, and at less cost than their flat in town, they would at once insist on a better suburban train service, so that a real use might be made of the city's surrounding country-side.