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TOWARDS A NEW ARCHITECTURE
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A PRIMITIVE TEMPLE
A. Entrance.
B. Portico.
C. Peristyle.
D. Sanctuary.
E. Instruments of worship.
F. Vase of oblation.
G. Altar.
the plan of a house, or the plan of a temple. It is the same spirit that one finds again in the Pompeian house. It is the spirit indeed of the Temple of Luxor.
There is no such thing as primitive man; there are primitive resources. The idea is constant, in full sway from the beginning.
Note in these plans that they are governed by elementary mathematical calculation. They are the product of measurement. In order to construct well and distribute your efforts to advantage, in order to obtain solidity and utility in the work, units of measure are the first condition of all. The
