In Jenney's design for the Leiter Building, Chicago (1879; enlarged 1888; later demolished), he made a tentative approach to skeleton construction, and the facade was prophetic of the glass curtain wall that became common in the 20th century.
Main Street in recent years has undergone stark changes, especially with the addition in 2008 of Riverton Lofts, a modernistic 25-unit condominium complex with a concrete-plank-on-steel construction and a facade of limestone, terra-cotta brick and zinc.
Given the structural system design applied, characteristics of the materials used in the buildings, construction systems, planning and facade characteristics, the timber houses in the Cumalıkızık Village were constructed using holistic design considerations.
WHERE possible, passive construction maximizes window and facade exposures toward the southern sun.
Refurbishments and facade construction that Mr. Barnett expects to cost about $10 million are currently under way.
The money would go to school construction, restoration of libraries and other public buildings and neighborhood revitalization efforts, such as building broadband infrastructure and facade improvements.
This study will benefit designers and construction managers in determining the optimal solution for implementing solar rooftop and facade systems in the design and construction phases.
From various physical qualities that have been identified by previous research to be important for the urban visual experience, we choose two key qualities, the construction and maintenance quality of building facade and the continuity of street wall, to be measured in this research.
Fred Trump had given his houses brick-veneer construction, Tudor facades and mansard roofs; he built them so well that the ones near the water are worth $300,000 today.
Alteration of nine floors and facade of existing tower.
