Selected Bibliography Architecture - Form Space and Order

U - SH APED PLANES Temple of Nemesis, Rhamnus Early Megaron Space Principal room or hall of an early Anatolian or Aegean house Temple “B,” Selinus Plans of Greek Temples 5th–4th centuries B.C. U-shaped enclosures of interior space have a specific orientation toward their open ends. These U-shaped enclosures can group themselves around a central space to form an introverted organization. Temple on the Ilissus, Athens The Hotel for Students at Otaniemi, by Alvar Aalto, demonstrates the use of U-shaped enclosures to define the basic unit of space in double-loaded schemes for dormitories, apartment, and hotels. These units are extroverted. They turn their back on the corridor and orient themselves to the exterior environment. Sketch of an Oval Church by Borromini, Genesis of San Carlo Alle Quattro Fontane 154 / A R C H I TE C TU R E : F O R M , S PA C E , & O R D E R Hurva Synagogue (project), Jerusalem, 1968, Louis Kahn

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