Sentences with phrase «modern glass buildings»

«And None Shall Reign There» features a lean heron watching the sinking tumble of London's modern glass buildings under a fiery sky, its feet firmly planted in the fens in implicit promise that, long after we are gone, the natural world will rise again.

Not exact matches

The center is housed in a cluster of modern concrete and glass buildings perched on the coast in La Jolla, Calif..

Scientists are exploring ways to develop transparent or semi-transparent solar cells as a substitute for glass walls in modern buildings with the aim of harnessing solar energy.

Old stone buildings in Manhattan, such as Grand Central Station or the Metropolitan Museum of Art, would outlast every modern glass box, especially with no more acid rain to pock their marble.

IN A LANDSCAPED lot on the outskirts of Salt Lake City, Utah, stands a modern building of glass and brick, typical of countless other offices built in the 1990s.

The Scott Bieler Clinical Sciences Center features an open, modern design with scenic views from every floor and a mirrored - glass exterior punctuated by terra cotta accents that complement other buildings on Roswell Park's 28 - acre campus.

Modern European kitchen with white kitchen cabinets, white kitchen island, white quartz counter top, gold ornate mirror, polished chrome gooseneck faucet, mercury glass pendants, gray slate tiles floor and white built - ins.

The beautifully aged brick buildings stood strong against the crisp and clean modern designs of fully glass, uniquely shaped buildings.

Below: See the top of that old building through the glass corridor connecting the two modern buidings?

The Phoenix school building, like all other new BASIS schools, follows a template: it's a strikingly modern steel and glass structure that was fabricated in Texas, trucked to Arizona, and assembled in four months at a cost of about $ 8 million, including the land.

Were it not for the age of the students, this 8th grade language arts classroom could easily be mistaken for a modern office in some sleek, glass - and - steel building downtown.

The British sports car brand has recently been bought by Chinese giant Geely, and the collection of modern, glass - and - silver - clad buildings is a far cry from the ramshackle setup of» 66.

For many years, he had a place in downtown Pittsburgh, but he recently built a modern - looking glass, steel, and brick structure in the suburbs to avoid traffic.

It is finished in its original two - tone Black and Tan that looks especially nice even three decades after it was applied by Tiffany Motor Coach but obviously there's much more to the coupe than just paint, cool cars like this that are built in the same tradition of the Excalibur and Zimmer add century - old class and distinction to more modern components, that's where you get the custom swoopy fenders, decorative exterior exhaust ports, 2 exterior spare tires, full - length running boards, and bright wire wheels and of course the classic - style trunk with leather straps but beyond the grandest of grand touring appearance are the fundamentals you want for example, the doors are unaltered from the original Mercury Cougar body, the same goes for much of the main glass and underlying components, so maintaining this one - of - a-kind appearance is much easier than it might first seem.

The central axis was left open so visitors can still appreciate the grand scale of the building, with views of the organ and a modern stained glass window.

The University of Waterloo, alma mater of RIM co-founder Mike Lazaridis, has several new - looking buildings in the modern corporate glass - and - steel aesthetic.

Housed in a turn - of - the - century landmark Beaux Arts building, XV Beacon blends magnificent historical detailing with modern opulence, featuring a grand marble staircase, mahogany paneling, original caged - glass elevator, and a distinguished art collection.

In the living room, wood - beamed ceilings, a decorative stone fireplace and a built - in sectional speak to traditional Cycladic architecture, while black leather ottomans, natural - fiber stools and a glass - topped coffee table are more modern touches.

Toronto centre is a fascinating mix of modern high - rise glass fronted buildings and the occasional traditional buildings in the old part of town.

With its broad boulevards, glass - fronted buildings and modern shopping centres, as well as its clutch of old mosques and churches, Izmir has a distinct atmosphere of Mediterranean Europe mixed with one of traditional Turkey.

Brisbane's city centre is modern, light and bathed in sunshine, so it certainly looks the part of the perfect city, despite the shiny glass and steel of the few buildings dating back to the last century.

Accommodating 2 to 40 attendees, this carefully designed space with 2,200 + square feet is complete with a modern executive boardroom entranced by a glass elevator, and has a marble boardroom table, built - in audio visual, separate private lounge area, and an adjacent outdoor patio with breath - taking views of the Mayacama and Stag's Leap Mountain ranges.

The fully tiled living and dining areas have all modern facilities including built - in entertainment unit with DVD / CD player and Satellite TV, fully stocked fridge / freezer, glasses, crockery and cutlery.

The beautifully appointed rooms are larger than the Superior guest rooms and offer 456 square feet and modern decor, including marble floors, white and orange bedding and fabrics with contemporary yet rich wood furniture, an entryway with a seating area for two, a king size bed, a flat screen television built into the wall, an open Jacuzzi tub with marble and glass walls, and a separate vanity area.

The redesign of the guest rooms at the Viva Wyndham Maya include the Superior Plus rooms which have been appointed with contemporary decor, including white walls with new modern artwork, a glass top built - in desk with white wood finishes, white bedding with ocean blue accents offering a serene setting, and a flat screen television.

The San Juan Suite retains many of the architectural features of this 1905 historic craftsman style house, yet has all the modern amenities and conveniences for a comfortable stay including hardwood floors, a formal dining room with chandelier, leaded glass built - ins, high ceilings, and a cozy remote controlled gas fireplace in the large family room.

With an all - glass exterior and 158 rooms (including eight corner studios and two suites), the newly - built Thompson has a décor that features exposed steel and concrete, along with «an eclectic blend of modern and vintage furniture and fixtures of reclaimed woods.»

The building has a 20 - foot glass water feature, century - old live oaks, and a modern outdoor fireplace.

For example, the Spring Street building's 6,000 - square - foot facade has 40 window bays with their original glass, like a precursor of a modern glass curtain wall.

Naturally, when Honeycutt discovered The Glass Room, a 2009 novel by Simon Mawer that tells the compelling and tragic tale of a Modern house built in Czechoslovakia before World War II, she was drawn to the story, and she decided to use it as the basis for this exhibition.

Group shows have included Building Blocks: Contemporary Works from the Collection, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island (2011), Painting the Glass House: Artists Revisit Modern Architecture, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, Connecticut (2008), and Out of Line: Drawings from the Collection of Sherry and Joel Mallin, Herbert F. Johnson Museum, Cornell University, New York (2006).

A new, modern steel - and - glass entrance on Madison Avenue took the place of the smaller, more old - fashioned entrance to the museum's original Gilded Age building around the corner on East 36th Street.

Traveled to Grazer Kunstverein, Austria and The Studio Museum, New York Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, 100 Drawings and Photographs, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (catalogue) 2000 Made in California: Art, Image and Identity, 1900 - 2000, Section 5, 1980 - 2000, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (catalogue) 1999 Through the Looking Glass, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, NY 1995 In a Different Light, (co-curator), University of California, Berkeley Art Museum (catalogue) Into a New Museum - Recent Gifts and Acquisitions of Contemporary Art, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 1994 Body and Soul, (with Cindy Sherman, General Idea and Ronald Jones), Baltimore Museum of Art Outside the Frame: Performance and the Object, Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art Don't Leave Me This Way: Art in the Age of AIDS, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra (catalogue) Black Male, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York (catalogue) 1993 Building a Collection: The Department of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston I Love You More Than My Own Death, Venice Biennale 1992 Translation, Center for Contemporary Art, Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw California: North and South, Aspen Art Museum, CO Recent Narrative Sculpture, Milwaukee Art Museum, WI Facing the Finish, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA (catalogue) Nayland Blake, Richmond Burton, Peter Cain, Gary Hume, Matthew Marks Gallery, New York Effected Desire, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh Dissent, Difference and the Body Politic, Portland Art Museum, OR The Auto Erotic Object, Hunter College Art Gallery, New York 1991 Third Newport Biennial: Mapping Histories, Newport Harbor Art Museum, CA (catalogue) Facing the Finish, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Louder, Gallery 400, University of Illinois, Chicago The Interrupted Life: On Death and Dying, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York Anni Novanta, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna, Bologna.

The museum is housed in an early twentieth century mansion, a modern 1970s era building and a sleek, contemporary structure of steel and glass.

For decades, modern office buildings have been pretty much covered in glass curtain walls.

As the climates gets warmer, overheating in buildings is likely to get worse — particularly given the modern architectural preference for huge expanses of unshaded glass.

It might be that almost every modern condominium building these days is clad in floor to ceiling glass with an R value for the wall of about 4.

Architect and writer Lance Hosey took issue with that point, noting that studies have shown that «the mid-century modern glass tower, a staple of American urban environments, often can not be adapted to out - perform a new, more efficient building.»

Developed a building expansion proposal for the construction of Modern spaces using mostly concrete and glass.

ASPEN CONSTRUCTORS, Tucson, AZ Carpenter, March 2008 — May 2013 • Cut wood and other construction materials with help of modern tools based on blueprint specifications • Interpreted design layouts and worked on the project accordingly • Maintained a neat, clean and safe work area • Carried out material inspections for quality assurance and material durability • Stored all manual and electric tools in a clean and safe manner • Performed window and door installation, repair and fixing work in buildings working with wood, glass, plastics and fiber - glass

But many of those buyers seem to prefer midcentury modern homes, built in the 1950s and 1960s, to the angular, wood - and - glass contemporary homes built in the 1970s, which can seem tired if they haven't been renovated, she says.

The modern new look was unveiled Thursday night at a grand opening bash sponsored by Atlanta building owner Richard E. Bowers & Co., the building's renovations included an exterior of green glass, upgraded electrical and telecommunications systems and an on - site parking deck.

* There is a huge scope for different building materials, from glass structures that appear to float and modern steel staircases in bright, matt or brushed finishes, through to oak or teak.

Mrs Texas, Theresa Roemer - Two story closet with spiral crystal droplet pendant light hung over spiral staircase next to wraparound built - in shelves highlighting an incredible shoe collection across from a curved bar area with glass counter lined with modern white barstools.

Designed by architect Imad Rhamouni and built in 2006, the modern home is a large, sandy coloured box fitted with open spaces and glass walls to create a fluidity that rolls from the Atlas Mountain range through the house and out to the sleek, square pool.

Forget bricks and mortar, the modern day building material of choice is glass, resulting in traditional style cottages and rustic barn conversions complete with sci - fi style glass attachments!

Updated built - ins The bookcases got a makeover with fresh paint, modern satin - nickel hardware and glass shelves.