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FLUCTUAT…                                                        22
1. BACKLIT EUROPE                                                46
		 The surrounding area                                          52
		Artificial lighting                                            59
		 Europe in Brussels                                            64
2. THE BAROQUE ELLIPSE AND ITS TWISTS AND TURNS                  66
		 The dark side of the lantern                                  74
		Acoustics                                                      84
		 Catering and kitchens                                         98
		 The building’s mechanical, electrical and plumbing features  100
		Fire safety                                                   103
		 Europe moves into Europa                                     110
3. FRONT SCENE AND BEHIND THE SCENE                             112
		 Colour in space                                              116
		 Inducing setting activity                                    122
		 Halls felt ceilings                                          124
		 Suspended ceiling peripheral connections                     128
		 Conference hall carpeting                                    132
		 The 15 x 15 cm square                                        136
		Signs                                                         140
		 Steel and glass                                              143
		 The atrium wood floor                                        148
4. EUROPA’S APORIAS                                             153
		 Interpretation booth walls                                   158
5. MECHANICAL MANOEUVRING                                       162
		Lifts                                                         164
		 Welcoming heads of state and government                      174
		 The cleaning systems                                         185
		 The use of steel grating                                     190
6. SOLAR CULMINATION                                            197
		 The photovoltaic umbrella                                    202
7. REASONS FOR DETAIL                                           216
		Light structures                                              218
		 Stairs wood terrazzo dressing                                224
		 Cylindrical column dressing                                  250
		 Moving towards “BIM”
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