How to Use curtain wall in a Sentence

curtain wall

noun
  • As his firm has proved before, new doesn’t have to mean glass curtain walls and a modernist bent.
    — Stefanos Chen, New York Times, 20 Oct. 2017
  • The plan is for a glass curtain wall out front, and stainless steel metal panels on the side walls.
    — Josh Barbanel, WSJ, 1 Nov. 2018
  • On the east side, there was no curtain wall yet—just sky, and a waist-high barrier of wire and netting.
    — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Without a doubt, curtain walls are a design feature that makes an impact due to their scale.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And some of the sidings, some of the the cladding, the curtain walls are actually made out of mushrooms.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The corner of the building will have a swooping metal canopy that will cantilever over a glass-curtain wall.
    — Sydney Franklin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
  • This won’t happen, engineers say, because towers are clad in panels that form what is known as a curtain wall.
    — John King, SFChronicle.com, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Greenery sways on every jumbotron and curtain wall, to a soundtrack of digital chirps.
    — Dystopias Aug. 8, Curbed, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Carpenter restored the stone curtain wall of the landmark building.
    — Vanessa Lawrence, ELLE Decor, 24 Oct. 2019
  • The two-story, circular structure features a glass curtain wall and a ramp that winds up to a rooftop sanctuary plaza.
    — cleveland.com, 8 Apr. 2018
  • In its heyday, the massive 20-sided tower was protected by a ditch, curtain wall, and moat.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 22 May 2026
  • They were repurposed to create ‘curtain walls’, non-load-bearing panels that cover large parts of the building’s façade.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The upscale office space will have a three-story glass curtain wall and a two-story atrium with a steel and glass staircase, officials said.
    — Gloria Casas, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021
  • The four-level glass curtain wall is breathtaking in person and is one of the best spots to see Kansas City’s skyline.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • On the main floor, glass curtain walls allow most of the sumptuous interior spaces to interact freely with the lush gardens.
    — Mark David, Robb Report, 13 Dec. 2023
  • There, operable windows replace the old curtain wall that sealed off employees from the temptations of the outside world.
    — Curbed, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Newer buildings, on the other hand, often have continuous curtain wall windows.
    — Joshua Stein, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Zito noted the design features a large glass curtain wall that wraps around the entrance to the facility as well as large windows, allowing light to filter in.
    — Jennifer Larino, NOLA.com, 9 Apr. 2018
  • Besides the apartment’s private lap pool, there are sliding-glass curtain walls and lots of outdoor space, in addition to a private driveway for building residents.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Almost the entire rear wall of the six-story building, once mostly sandstone pierced by narrow rows of windows, has been smartly replaced with a handsome glass curtain wall to let the sunshine in.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Designer Peter Dunham created a custom curtain wall and installed bedside sconces to give this small bedroom a regal feel.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Built-in millwork hosts a firm yet supportive bed, 50-inch TV, and Bluetooth speaker—all resting beside a curtain wall.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The curtain wall, which can be illuminated with different color combinations, is meant to pique the interest of passersby and open the arena up to the city that surrounds it.
    — Courtney Astolfi, cleveland, 24 Sep. 2019
  • On floors closest to the train level, the curtain wall will have a 40 OITC rating, which stands for outdoor/indoor transmission class.
    — Jane Margolies, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2020
  • The Hallidie Building, built in 1917, was the first American skyscraper to feature a glass curtain wall.
    — Gary Kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2021
  • These allowed enormous lightweight curtain walls of identical elements, whether of glass, aluminum, or thin stone, mounted to the structural elements, giving buildings a much lighter and different look.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Daniel Antonellis, a spokesman for Suffolk Construction, said a curtain wall embed measuring 12 inches wide fell from the construction project site and struck a car.
    — Emily Sweeney, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022
  • That facade has since been replaced by a glass curtain wall, which admits daylight into the previously dim building and serves as a point of visual and physical connection to the Geffen Theater orb.
    — Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2021
  • Very few modern buildings, save those designed by Louis Kahn or Rafael Moneo, will look good as ruins (and nobody really knows what the life span of glass curtain wall construction is).
    — David Netto, Town & Country, 21 Sep. 2017
  • And chandeliers in the towering corridor hugging the center’s curtain wall cast the silhouettes of milling theatergoers onto the glowing marble, summoning the neighborhood back to life.
    — Michael Kimmelman, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023

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