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History of the Building Envelope

: Olfactory
: Thatched roof
vernacular
: Adobe
: Fenestration
: Ames Free Library
Henry Hobson, 1877
North Easton, Mass.
: Library interior
: Cavity wall
diagram
: Cavity wall
axon detail
: Medieval house
frame and infill
: Medieval house
frame and infill
: Flat roof
Douma, Syria
: Bearing wall
: Crystal Palace
detail of glazing
Joseph Paxton, 1851
: Crystal Palace
: Crystal Palace
interior
: Crystal Palace
"glazing wagon"
: Pacific Coast Borax
E. Ransome, 1897
Bayonne, NJ
: Pacific Coast Borax
: Pacific Coast Borax
: Pacific Coast Borax
floor-beam system
: Pacific Coast Borax
column capital
: Karlsplatz Station
Otto Wagner, 1898
: Karlsplatz Station
wall section
: Edward Laing Store
James Bogardus, 1848
New York
: Fair Store
Jenney and Mundie, 1892
Chicago
History of the Envelope Continues