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concept:long-curved-bench-at-west-dean-visitor-s-centreLong curved bench at West Dean Visitor's Centre
A flint and brick bench that holds an egg-shaped space, making the entrance come alive.
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- The test-bed project where innovative brick, concrete, flint, and stonework were developed, informing the Mary Rose Museum.
- Author's concluding claim about the building's broader significance.
- Empirical design result: the cross-wall intervention was the specific transformation that completed the West Dean building
- Estate/college where the Visitor Centre is located; client represented by Simon Ward.
- Alexander's explanation of why the apparently insane column proportions produced the correct being-nature for the building.
- Alexander's account of emergence in architectural design: a major structural element was discovered on site, not pre-designed.
- Orienting the bench curve in relation to Alcatraz Island and the open sea as dominant centers on the site.