to the central block of the Public University of Navarra, Pamplona,
exemplify this approach (Fig. 4.28). Without literally reproducing the
interior columns they set the scene for an almost overwhelming display
of columnar interior architecture. Their conical capitals, circular stems
and concrete materiality make an unambiguous connection (see Fig.
5.16). At each end of the building, two levels of colonnades set within
exterior walls connect to the interior structure even more explicitly.
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▲ 4.27 Wilkhahn Factory, Bad Münder, Germany, Herzog with Bernd Steigerwald, 1993.
Longitudinal structural form is exposed.
▲ 4.28 Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, Sáenzde Oiza Arquitectos, 1993.
The pair of exterior columns are precursors to columnar interior architecture.