Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order

L - SH APED PLANES Similar to the residential examples on the preceding page, these buildings use their L-shaped forms as sheltering or enclosing elements. The outdoor space enclosed by the architect's studio in Helsinki is used as an amphitheater for lectures and social occasions. It is not a passive space whose form is determined by the building that encloses it. Rather, it asserts its positive form and pressures the form of its enclosure. The History Faculty Building at Cambridge uses a seven-story, L-shaped block to functionally and symbolically enclose a large, roof-lit library, which is the most important space in the building. Architect’s Studio, Helsinki, 1955–56, Alvar Aalto History Faculty Building, Cambridge University, England, 1964–67, James Stirling 142 / A R C H I TE C TU R E : F O R M , S PA C E , & O R D E R

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