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Figure7.17: Nervi'sPalazettoDelloSport
neededforhightowers, eliminatedthe needforinternalwindbracing(since theperimeter
columnscarriedthewindloadings),andpermittedfreerorganizationof theinteriorspace.
Hislaterprojectsincludedthestrikinglydi erent Haj Terminalof theKingAbdulAziz
InternationalAirport,Jiddah,SaudiArabia(1976-81),andKingAbdulAzizUniversity, also
in Jiddah(1977-78).
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