The resulting unadorned surfaces were actually finished with a transparent, sometimes tinted layer of varnish.
Guangta may also be translated as "Smooth Tower", referring to the unadorned surface of the minaret.
Consisting of 15 largish plywood boxes, it has all the telltale signs - repeating forms, unadorned surfaces and, well, boxes - but also manages to transcend its category.
The unadorned sun-colored surfaces glow brightly on these works, which were cut from metal that was hammered paper-thin or spun into thread-fine wire.
The unwritten Mursk transsect favored clean lines and smooth, unadorned surfaces, not because they were easier (although they often were), but for purity's sake.
Another reason for using flush doors was that the simple facade of the door blended in with current decorating trends that emphasized clean lines and plain, unadorned surfaces.
The mouth stood all alone on an unadorned ventral surface.
Devotees trek here just to admire its strict geometrical lines and unadorned surfaces, but the hotel is also an excellent base for exploring what's known as the Cultural Triangle.
Like Mr. Ando, Mr. Johnson seems to have taken a page from Kahn's use of unadorned surfaces as well as his exploitation of the clear Texas light.
The luster of unadorned silver surfaces coupled with severely simple classical forms and leafy decoration sets these works apart.