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Pass-Through Windows: Inspiring the Design of Easy-Open Spaces

ArchDaily

Cortesia de Western Window Systems The desire for fluid integration between spaces has become increasingly relevant in contemporary architecture. This is achieved through architectural elements such as large windows and doors, which dissolve barriers through the simple action of opening and closing. Read more »

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Eight light-filled cottage interiors defined by generous windows

Deezen

From a 15th-century thatched house in England to a ski cabin in Canada, our latest lookbook collects eight cottages with panoramic windows that offer views of their dramatic surroundings. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Redrawing Boundaries: The Three Principles of Minimalist Windows

ArchDaily

This condition prompted the creation of architectural designs that not only integrated windows as functional elements but also as compositional. Thanks to technological innovations, windows with slender framings and wider openings were achieved, as exemplified in works such as Villa Savoye and Farnsworth House.

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Eight homes with practical and well-designed corner windows

Deezen

Full-height windows, curved glazing and windows that continuously wrap the facades of an extension feature in this lookbook of homes with expansive corner windows. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Foster + Partners tops out Shenzhen skyscraper inspired by rock formations and paper folding

Archinect

The tower’s north facade is inspired by rock formations in China with stacked bays varying in height, while the south-facing facade is inspired by the geometries of traditional paper folding. “The building’s wide curved windows offer spectacular v.

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From Pyramids to Picture Windows: A New Era of Architectural Wonder

Architizer

Each one is a feat of ambition and structural ingenuity, and together, for centuries, theyve impressed, inspired, and challenged architects from all over the globe. A window that frames a single tree akin to a ukiyo-e print. The bedroom windows arent oversized or overworked, but their placement is exact.

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Gothic Revival Churches of Montreal and Ottawa

SW Oregon Architect

The use of light as a divine presence is another, with the didactic imagery of the colorful stained-glass windows augmenting the church liturgy. The ornate details, from the intricate wood carvings to the luminous stained-glass windows, speak to an era when no detail was too small to be perfected.

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