The Idea of Building

Thought and action in the design and production of buildings

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The Pazzi Chapel, Florence, Italy.

Note how the pilasters change size according to their placement in relation to the grid of the wall planes. Virtual structure

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Simplified plan of the Pazzi Chapel.

Note the implied or virtual structure of 'columns', pilasters, which in fact are simply articulations of the continuous walls.

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