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Some of the plans of his other houses of the '20's suggest starting with the frame and then working inward. Similar things happen in elevation in his High Court Building at Chandigarh.
Robert Venturi, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966), p. 75.

Like the rear of McKim, Mead and White's Low House, but at another scale, it contains intricacies within a rigid facade, The severe roof and wall envelope of the house contain complex spaces and floor levels which are expressed by varying window positions
Robert Venturi, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966), p. 75.

Similarly, the single, sheltering gable of the Emmenral-type house in Switzerland, and the constant shed of Aalro's Maison Carree, contradict the interior spaces below.
Robert Venturi, Complexity and Contradiction in Architecture (1966), p. 75.

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