Definition of curtain wall
: a nonbearing exterior wall between columns or piers
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Zito noted the design features a large glass curtain wall that wraps around the entrance to the facility as well as large windows, allowing light to filter in.
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The two-story, circular structure features a glass curtain wall and a ramp that winds up to a rooftop sanctuary plaza.
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Also, give the illusion of more space than what actually exists: hang your curtains wall-to-wall, stack all of your books in one corner, and buy artwork that moves you beyond the confines of your walls.
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Six years ago, the Hearst Tower became the first office building in New York City to be rated LEED gold for new construction, inside and out—core to curtain wall.
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In September 2007, workers were near completion of the 43-story Borgata Water Club hotel when fire broke out near the third floor of a soaring curtain wall designed to mimic a sail.
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On view for the first time since its acquisition by MoMA is the curtain wall of the facade of the 1952 United Nations Secretariat Building in New York.
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As his firm has proved before, new doesn’t have to mean glass curtain walls and a modernist bent.
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The facade’s unusual perforated stone screen wraps the main building’s exterior and is supported by an aluminum curtain wall — Ms. Lin said it was inspired by microscopic views of bone structure.
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First Known Use of curtain wall
1853
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