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			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower: This Walt Disney World poster diagrammatically represents the structural forces of the Contemporary Tower and the speed of the monorail, although intended to serve as a compelling graphic the unknown artists has successfully represented the essence of the building in what I consider to be an excellent diagram.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower Atrium]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Interior Facade: The horizontals of the interior facade pull guests' eyes outward toward Magic Kingdom. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower Atrium]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Interior Facade: Upon entering the Contemporary Tower it becomes clear that there are two separate and distinct treatments of the exterior facade and the interior facade that frames the expansive atrium. The directionality of the monorail is enforced by the strong horizontals of the interior facade and the glass wall that encloses the space. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Exterior Facade: Although the tan verticals break the horizontals, they are painted white in an attempt to create a visual tension between the horizontal and vertical. If the verticals were painted white it would be a simple and clear expression of the building's structural system, but instead we infer that this treatment was applied to enforce the importance of the horizon.  Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Exterior Facade: At first glance the composition of the Contemporary Tower appears to be a simple grid design without a sense of directionality, but the figure ground relationship between the horizontals and verticals is one that changes according to the viewer's vantage point. The verticals act in response to the structural bays, which are carried up through to the apex of the tower. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Exterior Facade: At an oblique the appearance of the facade becomes horizontal at the point that the monorail would begin to enter the structure. The broken white horizontals become the figure and focus, while the tan unbroken verticals recede into the background. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Exterior Facade: As the viewer's vantage point is shifted the composition of the facade and its figure/ground relationship begins to shift. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Tower]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower Exterior Facade: As one approaches the structure the verticals dominate the facade, and pull the viewer's eyes toward the sky. Photograph by James Cornetet.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Walt Disney World Contemporary Resort Rendering]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Contemporary Tower: An early rendering of the Contemporary Resort emphasizes the unique experience of riding the monorail through the Contemporary Tower, while this graphic is not as 'architectural' as the previous, it again captures the spirit of the building and illustrates why the Contemporary Tower, despite its Brutalist appearance is loved by guests.]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Site Plan of new Contemporary Resort]]></title>
			<description><![CDATA[Site Plan: Site Plan of new Contemporary Resort with the addition of Bay Lake Tower.]]></description>
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