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a- The problem of how to get sufficient light without using electrical lighting even in the day-time. b- The problem of the sphere appearing as a dark mass in the night-time. (A study could be made on how and where to make sufficient openings through both the shells) C: Advantages in terms of the essential function and purpose of Matrimandir: a- Silence. b- No distraction. c- Entering a distinctly specific atmosphere. d- Simplicity. e- Preserving the fullness and unity of the sphere. f- Allowing for a more natural environment, “the most beautiful garden in the world”. g- The sense of timelessness. h- Unadulterated power of the sphere. D: Objections: a- Not yet knowing what sort of final covering would be laid on a simple sphere, one could object to an absence of the quality of joyfulness. b- Not knowing yet what sort of structural movement would immediately surround the sphere as an alternative to the 12 petals and their strong symbolism, one could object to an absence of movement in response to the sphere.

Option II: Matrimandir with discs, plastic translucent elements filling the space- frame behind the discs, and 12 high solid petals surrounding the sphere, with a symbolic pattern of gardens around.

A: Technical and practical advantages: a- Heat insulation from the discs. b- Translucency. c- Illumined presence of Matrimandir at night.

B: Technical and practical objections: a- Difficult maintenance. b- Problems of cleanliness (dust accumulation, pigeons nesting in the space

between the discs and the space-frame). c- Sound (outside sound, wind blowing).

d- Uncertainty as to the durability and weather resistance of the materials used. e- Difficulty of watching efficiently the 12 chambers designed within the petals.

C: Advantages in terms of the essential function and purpose of Matrimandir: a- A debatable point, subject to inner understanding: it manifests symbolically the status of the supramental being, radiating while emerging from the earth-nature.

D: Objections:

a- Non-simplicity. b- Distraction. c- Incompatibility with a natural environment.