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Figure 10: Deconstructing the City of Justice in Barcelona, by David Chipperfield Architects. Constructed
upon a sprawling tabula rasa (a), the towers of the City of Justice share ubiquitous expression, a façade
that defies recognition of directionality or any explicit dialogue with context (b). Connected in the lowest
floors by an enclosed vestibule (c), the buildings can be traversed internally.
