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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. curtain wall [′kərt·ən ‚wȯl] (civil engineering) An external wall that is not load-bearing. 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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| The tower's design features a sculptural composition of forms sheathed in combinations of sheer glass curtainwall and unique "silk-glass" spandrel panels. The Pilkington Planarclad[TM] curtainwall glazing system was used on all entrances and elevations, including the 120m long main elevation to London Road. To ensure the prism glass does not blind drivers on the West Side High way and other nearby streets, a model section of the curtainwall will be erected and tested at a site in New Jersey. |
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