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mainder of the problem, the esthetic treatment of 

 this structural part, is a question of means to an 

 end. No matter how much or how little enrich- 

 ment appears, it must always recognize the func- 

 tion of the parts upon which it is built. 



Landscape design in the abstract may be termed 

 a problem in the composition of areas. Areas 

 have only two dimensions, length and breadth ; but 

 for the final consideration of the design scheme 

 the designer must constantly keep in mind the 

 three dimensions, length, breadth, and depth. 

 This is because the design is to be viewed from dif- 

 ferent points. In drawings and sketches, how- 

 ever, only two of these dimensions can be treated 

 at one time. The plan and elevation must con- 

 stantly be correlated in order to produce a satis- 

 factory result, and different elevations should be 

 drawn from the same plan. 



The failure to observe this principle carefully 

 is one of the great weaknesses of French archi- 

 tecture. A fine enthusiasm for beautiful geo- 

 metrical design often permits the plan to become 

 an abstraction, beautiful in appearance rather 

 than in function, and from many aspects the ele- 

 vations frequently appear weak. A building 



