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curtain wall |
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curtain wallNonbearing wall of glass, metal, or masonry attached to a building's exterior structural frame. After World War II, low energy costs gave impetus to the concept of the tall building as a glass prism, an idea originally put forth by Le Corbusier and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in their visionary projects of the 1920s. The UN's Secretariat Building (1949), with its green-tinted glass walls, helped set a worldwide standard for skyscrapers. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Glass curtain-wall partially replaced masonry on the facade, and the old-style, masonry framed punched windows were replaced with modern aluminum-framed units to create the desired motif. By manipulating the curtain-wall system, they were able to create a slender curved facade where the building turns the corner; at the same time, they were able to meet their client's budgetary and time constraints. |
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