In these films, Cotten established a rather complex screen persona that of a weak man with a strong facade: ingratiating but cynical, decent but ineffectual, charming but largely impotent.
The council lighted on the idea after the more obvious option, a long ramp to the right hand side of the facade, met strong opposition from English Heritage.
The architect refers to the hundreds of panels with eight different types of concrete lattice that enshroud the building as "sun breakers" — designed to shield the southern and western facades from the strong Mediterranean light.
The aluminum-clad facade will exhibit strong diagonal bracing, not unlike the George Washington Bridge.
Garnier, an unknown 35-year-old architect when he began work on the theater, diplomatically described it as "Napoleon III style," although it is unlike any other building of the era, with its polychromatic facade showing a strong Italian influence.
Don't be brave, strong, or put on a facade.
The Chicago firm of Daniel Hudsdon Burnham designed the 307 feet high, 21 story structure; the unusually shaped, narrow building needed particularly strong wind bracing, while the facade was richly textured and incorporated stylistic features more common in Chicago.
Men were seen, rather, as being under pressure to remain healthy or, that failing, uphold a facade of being strong.
Tall buildings are usually photographed from below, but focus on the shapes and textures of facades to give a strong, graphic result.
The mantra "Boston Strong" has been splashed across building facades, used as a battle cry from coast to coast and taken on a life of its own beyond simply a slogan or a hashtag.
