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  2. Lanai (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A lanai or lānai is a type of roofed, open-sided veranda, patio, or porch originating in Hawaii. [1] [2] Many homes, apartment buildings, hotels and restaurants in Hawaii are built with one or more lānais.

  3. Filigree architecture - Wikipedia

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    Palma Rosa, Hamilton (1887) [11] was proposed by Apperly, Irving, & Reynolds as an example of a building whose defining feature is its verandah screen. "Filigree" was first proposed as a style descriptor by architectural historian Richard Apperly, and was popularised in 'A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present' (1989) by Richard ...

  4. Veranda - Wikipedia

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    Veranda, as used in the United Kingdom and France, was brought by the British from India (Hindi: बरामदा, Urdu: برآمدہ).While the exact origin of the word is unknown, scholars suggest that the word may have originated in India or may have been adopted from the Portuguese [citation needed] and spread further to the British and French colonists. [6]

  5. Alfresco Software - Wikipedia

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    Alfresco Software is a collection of information management software products for Microsoft Windows and Unix-like operating systems developed by Alfresco Software Inc. using Java technology. The software, branded as a Digital Business Platform [ 3 ] is principally a proprietary & a commercially licensed open source platform, supports open ...

  6. Outdoor dining - Wikipedia

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    Outdoor dining pods at Trentham Gardens. In 2020, responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, many cities increased the options for restaurants to offer outdoor dining, in order to promote open space, encourage social distancing, and help businesses economically recover from the pandemic's impact.

  7. Fresco - Wikipedia

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    Etruscan fresco.Detail of two dancers from the Tomb of the Triclinium in the Necropolis of Monterozzi 470 BC, Tarquinia, Lazio, Italy. Buon fresco pigment is mixed with room temperature water and is used on a thin layer of wet, fresh plaster, called the intonaco (after the Italian word for plaster).

  8. Shophouse - Wikipedia

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    Veranda: Merchandise was displayed in front of the house, and was protected by a veranda from rain and sunshine. The veranda also served as reception for customers. The veranda along the street was an important area for the house owner and customers.

  9. Queenslander (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    The veranda is the most typical inclusion in the plan, and can be used day and night as a semiexternal living space. In Brisbane, many people have tables and chairs for dining and a daybed or sleepout on their verandas. [5] Whirly birds placed on roofs allow for hot air to be drawn out of ceiling spaces. [6]