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F OUR P L A N E S : C L OS URE

In an urban context, a defined field of space can organize a
series of buildings along its perimeter. The enclosure may
consist of arcades or gallery spaces that promote the
inclusion of surrounding buildings into their domain and
activate the space they define.

Plan of the Agora at Priene and its surroundings, 4th century B.C.

Forum at Pompeii, 2nd century B.C.

Ibrahim Rauza, Tomb of Sultan Ibrahim II, Bijapur, India, 1615

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