Curtain wall (architecture)
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Curtain walls are non-structural exterior building walls. They protect the interior of the building from the elements but since they carry no structural load beyond their own dead-load weight, they ca
A building project in Wuhan, China, demonstrating the relationship between the inner load-bearing structure and an exterior glass curtain wall
Curtain walls are also used on residential structures.
Oriel Chambers, Liverpool, England. Designed by the architect Peter Ellis and built in 1864, it is the world's first building to feature a metal-framed glass curtain wall.
16 Cook Street, Liverpool, 1866. Extensive use is made of floor-to-ceiling glass, enabling light to penetrate deeper into the building, thus maximizing floor space.
16 Cook Street
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16 Cook Street in Liverpool, England, is the world's second glass curtain walled building. Designed by Peter Ellis in 1866, it is a Grade II* listed building.
The building in 2019
