10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRISE-SOLEIL»
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brise-soleil in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
brise-soleil and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
WOOD BRISE-SOLEIL AND LOUVRES FAIRFIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL,
FAIRFIELD, CONNECTICUT, USA Perkins Eastman / Exterior classrooms 2
Wood brise-soleil, day 3 Exterior wall section at classrooms The new Roger
Ludlowe Middle ...
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The New Eco-Architecture: Alternatives from the Modern Movement
There seems to be a case that the success of the brise-soleil is more as a visual
component which sets up a strong dialectic with what lies behind it — glazed pan
de verre at Maison Curutchet, and curved walls at the Mill Owners' Association ...
3
Proceedings of ISES World Congress 2007 (Vol.1-Vol.5): Solar ...
These horizontal elements are 0,5m away off the window, configuring a void
between the façade and the brise-soleil where air circulates free (Fig. 4). Vertical
elements have just two contact points with the horizontal structure. This position ...
D. Yogi Goswami, Yuwen Zhao, 2009
Indeed, it seems particularly apposite that Le Corbusier should have started out,
like his father, as a decorator of watches.56 Le Corbusier was very particular that
the term 'brise soleil' should be used 'not “baffle” which means nothing'.
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Architecture & Sustainable Development (vol.2): 27th ...
Analytic work will help to quantify the effectiveness of those elements individually.
The analytic work has been designed to test the effectiveness as well as the
geometry of the design elements. 3.1. Brise-soleil most extensive use of brise-
soleil ...
Magali Bodart, Arnaud Evrard, 2011
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Hidden History of Milwaukee
Even if the museum's brise soleil is about the least hidden thing in town, how
could I say no? A couple weeks later, on a day the museum was closed, I met
Settle and MAM facility engineer Dan Kehrer in Windhover Hall. They informed
me that ...
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Civil Engineering Magazine 150th Anniversary Issue:
It incorporates three major components: a central building; the Burke Brise-Soleil,
an immense, movable, winglike sunscreen; and a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge
, which extends 232 ft (71 m) over a major city boulevard to link downtown ...
American Society of Civil Engineers, Anne Elizabeth Powell
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Environmental Diversity in Architecture
Colquhoun sums up the complexity of the role played by the brise-soleil as
follows: The ideal transparency of the external wall was not abandoned; its
effects were counteracted by the addition of a new tectonic element. But the brise
-soleil was ...
Koen Steemers, Mary Ann Steane, 2004
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Exterior Building Enclosures: Design Process and Composition ...
The travertine brise soleil enclosure consists of hand-set travertine stone panels
on steel subframes at each floor. A building elevation indicating the travertine
brise soleil composition is illustrated in Figure 603.6. The 1'- 5%") (450 mm) deep
...
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Contemporary Curtain Wall Architect
This system is repeated on the sunny northern side but with the addition of
exterior brise-soleil featuring deep vertical fins supporting adjustable, horizontal
cement- panel louvers. [3.6 + 3.7] This design is intriguing not only for its practical
...
Scott Charles Murray, 2009
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRISE-SOLEIL»
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brise-soleil is used in the context of the following news items.
A new Water Mill home with a rooftop tennis court
A mahogany brise-soleil, or sunshade, extends from balconies on the second floor. Nine-foot-high walls on the other three sides complete the ... «Newsday, Jul 15»
Stepnell returns to Stowe for science block upgrade
Externally, the extended building will feature extensive glazed facades. The new entrance will be fully glazed and sheltered by a brise-soleil ... «The Construction Index, Jul 15»
Galliard Homes launches Harbour Central
The towers have striking New York style Art Deco themed façades with expanses of glass, bronze effect panels and ceramics with brise-soleil feature screens ... «Property Magazine International, Jun 15»
From the archive: Correa on Chandigarh
... and by the facade of the Secretariat, where a complete landscape is created by juxtaposing brise-soleil grilles of various patterns and scales. «Architects' Journal, Jun 15»
Vineyard retreat almost hides in the natural environment
A brise-soleil above the main level deck reduces heat gain by deflecting sunlight during the summer. It also serves an automated shutter that ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»
rusan architects adds contemporary touches to hotel bellevue in …
... continues to he external facade via the horizontal brise-soleil system of shutters, maintaining balance and continuity throughout the project. «Designboom, Jun 15»
awards something to celebrate
Judges say a "brise-soleil" of vertical fins provide shade and privacy to tenants. The architects also designed the buildings to minimize the ... «The Press, May 15»
Preservationists' victory in Bay Harbor Islands, Surfside, unleashes …
... week proposed that the board allow the developers to tear down the Continental, saving only the brise-soleil screen and installing it in front of ... «Miami Herald, May 15»
Jean Nouvel: 'Architecture is still an art, sometimes'
Inside, they act as a brise-soleil with adjustable aperture size, perforating the architecture without relinquishing any of its magnitude. «The Guardian, May 15»
One of Dallas' most celebrated buildings is for sale, with nothing …
Then he wrapped the upper floor in an aluminum brise-soleil that gives the building its defining character. Architecture critic David Dillon, ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»
