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‘Stone is thus man’s best friend’ Le Corbusier
These buildings on the island of Mallorca each incorporate examples of different types of arches — open, arcaded, blind and flush — but what really strikes is the variety of colour and texture and the range of ways in which the stone has been cut, dressed and jointed.
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Photography
John Pawson, Guy Dickinson