A HEADQUARTERS FOR THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND by Johannes Philipp Holachneider Diplom Ingenieur, 1959 Te chnische Ho chschule Karlsruhe/Rhein, Germany SUMIJ3TTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMNT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN ARCHITECTURE AT THE MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Signature of Author .. A...,....., Certified by ................ 4 Thesis Supervisor Accepted by Chairman, Departmental Committee on Graduate Students Room 14-0551 77 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA 02139 Ph: 617.253.2800 MITLibraies Email:
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