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Above: Perspective view of Le Corbusier's Palais des Congrès with level four exposed, superimposed with an elevational detail of OMA's Library for Jussieu (1992, unexecuted).

"One of the best places to start to understand much of today's avant-garde architecture is in a parking garage. Almost any one built in the last 30 years or so will do." Thus begins architectural critic Thomas Hine's 1994 review of MOMA's OMA/Koolhaas exhibit. Note how the large ramp of the Palais des Congrès bears a striking resemblance to automobile ramps, be they either for parking garages or highway access.

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