Sentences with phrase «major vertical elements»

This stair is one of two major vertical elements of the design of the interior and, as it rises through all five floors of public space, provides a point of reference to visitors as they walk through the Davis.

One reason it's difficult to recognize the relentlessly horizontal 9/11 memorial plaza as a commemorative precinct is that the only major vertical element it contains is the misshapen pavilion designed by a trendy Norwegian firm, Snøhetta.