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Lower Plaza, Rockefeller Center, New York City, 1930,
Wallace K. Harrison & Max Abramovitz.
Rockefeller Center’s lower plaza, an outdoor cafe in the summertime
and a skating rink in the winter, can be viewed from the upper plaza while
shops open onto it at the lower level.
Underground village near Loyang, China

The ground plane can be lowered to define sheltered outdoor
spaces for underground buildings. A sunken courtyard, while
protected from surface-level wind and noise by the mass
surrounding it, remains a source of air, light, and views for the
underground spaces opening onto it.

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