#9Listening: Fill in the BlanksAcademic,CoreMedium

Design Reflection

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So how was this reflected in the design of the building? Well, Harrison decided to create [blank] access to the building and to make use of the [blank] of water on the site. As people approach the [blank] , they therefore have to cross over a bridge. He wanted to give people a feeling of [blank] as they see the building first from a distance, and then close-up, and the initial [blank] he wanted to create from the shape of the building as a whole was that of a box.

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So how was this reflected in the design of the building? Well, Harrison decided to create pedestrian access to the building and to make use of the presence of water on the site. As people approach the entrance , they therefore have to cross over a bridge. He wanted to give people a feeling of suspense as they see the building first from a distance, and then close-up, and the initial impression he wanted to create from the shape of the building as a whole was that of a box.
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