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Movements in architecture have always arisen from the development of a single, simple idea. The gothic arch inspired the great cathedrals of the Middle Ages and nearer our own time it was only the invention of electric elevators which made possible the up-thrusting of tall buildings along the skylines of the world. Today the wonder is aluminium, the metal which is light yet strong, cheap yet of a functional beauty in keeping with our time. Curtain walling, geodesic domes, unsupported roofs spanning undreamt-of space, these are merely the beginning of the contemporary architectural movement, a movement having for its origin the simple idea of the aluminium extruded section. For information on aluminium ex- trusions in buildings write to us P. O. Box 2121, Hong Kong, today. ALCAN ASIA LIMITED
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THE HONG KONG & FAR EAST BUILDER-VOLUME 16, NUMBER 6