Sentence examples for light courts from inspiring English sources

There are four towers — that is, four seemingly separate blocks of apartments — with light courts in between.

The architects proposed instead that the classrooms be stacked within the nave, allowing the flanking aisles to serve as circulation areas and as light courts.

On the 100-by-325 foot lot, the Blums erected an irregularly shaped 17-story building, its perimeter broken by multiple small light courts.

As the result of negotiations -- "We studied that interior as meticulously as we studied the facades," Mr. Bretschger said -- two light courts were fashioned.

It turned out that the most contentious issue before the board was the size of the light courts on the north wall of the Scholastic Building.

"A number of them were built around light courts, which was common in the days before air-conditioning but which is generally regarded as an inefficient floorplate today.

The two tall, gawky wings facing Vanderbilt, separated by a light court, suggest colossal diving boards.

Fifty years ago, I was staying in Room 1001, overlooking a light court on East 48th Street.

Lucas cut a large light court deep into the 68th Street facade, bringing illumination far into the structure.

The light court is also stunning, a variation on the square doughnut shape then popular in Chicago office buildings.

Except for a six-story central tower section, Kimball put the outside walls smack against the lot line, with only a small light court on Cortlandt Street.