: a nonbearing exterior wall between columns or piers
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But instead of the familiar green hillside backdrop of the old open-air stadium, the new South Stand is framed by a sweeping glass curtain wall that offers panoramic views of the harbor and the Hong Kong skyline.—Andrew McNicol, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025 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 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 Opt for masonry façades, which can be punched through, filled in, and patched up in ways that glass curtain walls can’t (Jordan Rogove at DXA Studio).—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 12 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for curtain wall
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