Curtain wall

Connected Sites: 7

Definition
WHS showing early (pre-1950) examples of a curtain wall, "an exterior covering of a building in which the outer walls are non-structural, instead serving to protect the interior of the building from the elements".

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Connected Sites

  • Ivrea
    Ivrea
    Italy
    Inscribed: 2018
    2.05
    105
    6
    its 200 m curtain wall is the first example of double glass façade ever realized in Italy.
    See www.ivreacittaindustriale.it
  • Bauhaus Sites
    Inscribed: 1996
    2.75
    243
    14
    Bauhaus building in Dessau: "In the building design, Gropius developed ideas that he had already applied at the construction of the Fagus Factory which he built with Adolf Meyer before the first World War. The glas facade or curtain wall is the central design element which defines the buildings aesthetics." (see link)
    See architectuul.com
  • The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
    The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier
    Argentina, Belgium, France, Germany, India, Japan, Switzerland
    Inscribed: 2016
    2.73
    375
    29
    Cité de Refuge: "The first component had two facades of glass curtain-walls projecting beyond the concrete floors."
    See www.fondationlecorbusier.fr
  • Van Nellefabriek
    Van Nellefabriek
    Netherlands
    Inscribed: 2014
    2.48
    197
    9
    "The site is one of the icons of 20th-century industrial architecture, comprising a complex of factories, with façades consisting essentially of steel and glass, making large-scale use of the curtain wall principle." (OUV)
  • Tugendhat Villa
    Inscribed: 2001
    2.98
    170
    16
    It is a large, curved glass wall that spans the width of the building
    See g.co
  • Statue of Liberty
    Statue of Liberty
    United States of America
    Inscribed: 1984
    3.30
    516
    19
    The exterior skin (the copper sheets that form the statue's shape) is not load-bearing. Instead, it is supported by an internal steel framework designed by Gustave Eiffel. This innovative design made the statue both lightweight and structurally sound. (wiki, Gemini)
  • Fagus Factory
    Inscribed: 2011
    2.51
    170
    10
    "It exemplifies the innovation of the curtain wall, which optimises both luminosity and lightness." (OUV)