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Curtainwall — [ kəːtnwɔːl; englisch »Vorhangwand«] der, s/ s, Bautechnik: leichte, nicht tragende Außenwand; wird im Skelettbau (z. B. bei Bürohochhäusern) zur optischen Gestaltung und zum Schutz der tragenden Elemente sowie zur Wärme und Schallisolierung… … Universal-Lexikon
curtainwall — curtain wall n. 1. An outer or enclosing wall, especially one connecting two towers or turrets, as in a medieval fortification. 2. A nonbearing wall, often of glass and steel, fixed to the outside of a building and serving especially as cladding … Universalium
Curtainwall — Cur|tain|wall [ kə:tinwɔ:l] der; s, s <aus engl. curtain wall »Trennwand« zu curtain »Vorhang« u. wall »Wand, Mauer«> Außenwand eines Gebäudes, der keine tragende Funktion zukommt (Archit.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale — The Saffir Simpson Hurricane Scale is a classification used for most Western Hemisphere tropical cyclones that exceed the intensities of tropical depressions and tropical storms, and thereby become hurricanes. The scale divides hurricanes into… … Wikipedia
Severe weather terminology (United States) — This article describes the United States National Weather Service (NWS) severe weather terminology. The NWS defines precise meanings for nearly all its weather terms. This article describes NWS terminology and related NWS weather scales. Some… … Wikipedia
30 St Mary Axe — 30 St Mary Axe, with St Andrew Undershaft in the foreground from Leadenhall Street General information Type Office … Wikipedia
33 Arch Street — Infobox Skyscraper building name=33 Arch Street location=33 Arch Street, Boston, Massachusetts roof=477 ft (145 m) floor count=33 built=2004 use=Office architect=Elkus / Manfredi Architects Ltd. developer=Congress Group Ventures33 Arch Street is… … Wikipedia
The Cullinan Towers — The Cullinan (Chinese: 天璽) is the name of a residential project located in Union Square. The complex also goes by Kowloon Station Development Package 6 or Union Square Phase 6. The developer of the complex is Sun Hung Kai Properties. Both north… … Wikipedia
Toronto Life Square — infobox shopping mall shopping mall name = Toronto Life Square location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada opening date = 2007 (phased) developer = PenEquity manager = PenEquity owner = PenEquity number of stores = 40 number of anchors = 4+ floor area =… … Wikipedia
List of building materials — Building materials used in the construction industry to create buildings and structures. These categories of materials and products are used by American architects and construction project managers to specify the materials and methods used for… … Wikipedia
