leak window
Synonym :
flower window
A feature in Chinese gardens, the entire frame of a leak window is filled with fretwork. The garden space is glimpsed through the gaps in the pattern with the window framing the scenery on the other side. It is a type of visual device that takes many different formats.
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,I experienced no small amount of culture shock in Iran, as it was the first Islamic country I visit…
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Architectural Intention behind Technology
Reiser + Umemoto is the architect duo behind the design of the O-14 office tower in Dubai. What ulti…
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“Why is This Guy Asking Me to Think about the U-value and the Leakage?”
Associate Professor Yusuke Obuchi of the University of Tokyo conducted a series of interviews with a…
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Part 2: The Gathered Gates and Windows
The aperture in Japanese architecture is the “ma,” or “space between objects.” The aperture in weste…
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Vol. 0: Windows from the Perspective of Contrastive Etymology
Linguist Yasunari Ueda looks into the origins of words that mean “window” from around the world to e…
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