Colorium: using glass dramatically, but within a standard office budget, a landmark tower has been created to help massive regeneration of Dusseldorf's Rhine harbour. (Glass Futures).The Colorium is one of the buildings that are rejuvenating Dusseldorf's once defunct DEFUNCT. A term used for one that is deceased or dead. In some acts of assembly in Pennsylvania, such deceased person is called a decedent. (q.v.) harbour into a media centre. A 17 storey, 62m high office tower has been built on a traditional harbour-side long narrow site with its thin side to the water. To break down the monotony of standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. office floors piled on top of each other, the smooth e-glass walls have been dramatically patterned in colour. Only 17 different types of glass panel are used, and the bright colours are screen-printed onto them. Colour is restricted where people can look out (alternate windows are openable), and tends to become more opaque to conceal conceal, v to hide; secrete; withhold from the knowledge of others. the concrete frame, but this underlying order is at first obscure, and whole elevations are read as huge intricate patterns capped by a projecting red plantroom. When the lights are on at night, the effect is intensified in·ten·si·fy v. in·ten·si·fied, in·ten·si·fy·ing, in·ten·si·fies v.tr. 1. To make intense or more intense: as the building is reflected in the water of the harbour. RELATED ARTICLE: Architect Alsop Al·sop , Joseph Wright, Jr. 1910-1989. American journalist who with his brother Stewart (1914-1974) wrote the syndicated column "Matter of Fact" (1945-1958). Architects, London Project team Jonathan Leah, Uwe Frohmader, Christophe Egret, Sonla Hibbs, Andy McFee, Neil Pusey, Sabina Riss, Shaun Russell, Max Titchmarsh Structural engineer Arup GmbH |
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