Word: exterior
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...expect a public library to sit quietly with its hands folded, the new Seattle Central Library is not for you. It has a lunging, irregular exterior wrapped in folds of glass covered with a honeycomb of steel. There are hook holes all over it, so the window washers can scale the angled surface like rock climbers. As buildings go, this one manages to look both precarious and enduring, headlong and immemorial. If Picasso ever painted a library, it might look like this...
...churning agitation inside. While not so desirable in a personality, "muted" artworks have a long history. Brass horns with dampers stuffed inside are the most obvious example, but there are muted works in the visual arts as well. The comix work of Carol Swain, for instance, has a cool exterior that muffles an agitated, jangly inner life...
According to the lease agreement, the members of The Advocate are responsible for maintaining and renovating the building. Last summer, the trustees of the organization funded the repainting of the house’s exterior...
...driven by their main rivals, Williams, McLaren and Renault, really come into their own as the mercury soars. Schumacher, aiming for his seventh world championship, won't be idling in the slow lane. But his opponents are spinning furiously. Patrick Head, technical director of Williams, says: "The Michelins' exterior broke up quite a lot in Australia , but that wasn't the whole reason for finishing behind Ferrari. I'd be very disappointed if we didn't do a lot better in Malaysia , but we need to get our act together pretty quickly...
...addition to refurbishing the structure’s current exterior and entrance, Leers Weinzapfel Architects of New York and Fisher Dachs Associates of Boston will completely redesign the interior space...