White Walls
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At the centre of Nicosia, facing the deep history of the medieval Walls the White Walls is a striking point of reference. Along the South Facade large planting areas run the lenght of the Tower and create a vertical "green" screen modulating the sunlight that spills into the interior. On the east-west elevations, the walls are negated by the numerous perforations, an ethereal reference to the pixels of a highly enlarged image on a computer screen. On the north elevation, the balconies slide in and out, changing their width and depth...
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