Sentence examples for building is shaped from inspiring English sources

Mr. Libeskind says his building is shaped to form two Hebrew letters spelling chai, or life.

Now almost finished, this huge building is shaped like an Ashanti stool to symbolise that ancient source of authority.

The building is shaped like a letter E, with three wings extending back beyond its 300-foot façade.

Designed in 1965 according to the short-lived "drive to your gate" concept, Tegel's narrow building is shaped like a hexagon.

The top of the John Hancock Building is shaped like this — He made a quick slash you'd take to be a stray mark if you noticed it all.

The footprint of the building is shaped like a dumbbell, a design that works well for a financial services group that is subject to stringent compliance regulations governing separation of different groups within the corporate and investment bank.

This is a fundamental question, particularly given how much the technology we are building is shaping this outcome.

"Doormen and tenant interactions in the lobby, and the distinct ecology of the residential building, are shaped within the narrow shoals of too much closeness in a context of too much distance," Bearman writes.

The architects say the building was shaped to capture direct light in winter and provide a shaded terrace in summer, yet only one of the rooms actually enjoys natural light, through a small glazed slash in the ceiling.

The columns at the base of the building are shaped like Easter Island statues (see picture); tables and chairs sit voguishly in the water of an outdoor pool; the walls of an enormous spa are lined with books wrapped in white paper.

Both buildings were shaped in part by wars that date them.