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2. Curtain wall (architecture) - Wikipedia

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   Designed by the architect Peter Ellis and built in 1864, it is the world's first building to feature a metal-framed glass curtain wall. 16 Cook Street, Liverpool, 1866. Extensive use is made of floor-to-ceiling glass, enabling light to penetrate deeper into the building, thus maximizing floor space. Glass curtain wall of Bauhaus Dessau, 1926

3. Shoji - Wikipedia

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   A shoji (障 （ しょう ） 子 （ じ ）, Japanese pronunciation:) is a door, window or room divider used in traditional Japanese architecture, consisting of translucent (or transparent) sheets on a lattice frame. Where light transmission is not needed, the similar but opaque fusuma is used [1] (oshiire /closet doors, for instance [2 ...

4. Frame and panel - Wikipedia

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   Frame and panel construction at its most basic consists of five members: the panel and the four members which make up the frame. The vertical members of the frame are called stiles while the horizontal members are known as rails. A basic frame and panel item consists of a top rail, a bottom rail, two stiles, and a panel.

5. Curtain - Wikipedia

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   A curtain rod is passed through the channel to hang. [15] Thermal or blackout curtains use very tightly woven fabric, usually in multiple layers. They not only block out the light, but can also serve as an acoustic or thermal dampener. Animal Skin Curtains are sewn together from the skins of animals. Some are made from a single large animal, or ...

6. Mullion - Wikipedia

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   It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid support to the glazing of the window. Its secondary purpose is to provide structural support to an arch or lintel above the window opening. Horizontal elements separating the head of a door from a window above are called ...

7. Theater drapes and stage curtains - Wikipedia

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   Legs masking the theater wings Theatre side and top curtains (black, beige, pink) (Albert Hall stage, Canberra) (2016) Legs are tall, narrow drapes hung parallel to the proscenium at the sides of the stage. They're used to frame the sides of the acting space as well as to mask the wings, where actors and set pieces may be preparing to enter the ...