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SING L E VERTICAL PLANE

Arch of Septimius Severus, Rome, A.D. 203

S. Agostino, Rome, 1479–83, Giacomo da Pietrasanta

A single vertical plane can define the principal facade of a
building fronting a public space, establish a gateway through
which one passes, as well as articulate spatial zones within
a larger volume.

Glass House, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1949,
Philip Johnson

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