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  2. Louver - Wikipedia

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    Modern louvers are often made of aluminum, metal, wood, or glass.They may be opened and closed with a metal lever, pulleys, or through motorized operators. [3]The Australian Standard specifies requirements for the construction of buildings using louver in bushfire-prone areas in order to improve their resistance to bushfire attack from burning embers, radiant heat, flame contact and ...

  3. Jalousie window - Wikipedia

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    Joseph W. Walker of Malden, Massachusetts, applied for a US patent for a basic louvered window in 1900.He was issued patent no. 687705 on November 26, 1901. [5] A popular hand-cranked glass, aluminum and screen window combination was later designed by American engineer Van Ellis Huff and found widespread use in temperate climates before the advent of air conditioning. [6]

  4. Window shutter - Wikipedia

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    Operable louvered shutters have louvers (or louvres in British usage), or slats, controlled by a tilt bar or rod to adjust the louver position and keep them in a uniform position, to control light, visibility and airflow. Shutters with operable louvers are described variously as traditional shutters, California shutters, or plantation shutters.

  5. Grille (architecture) - Wikipedia

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    A wooden window grill in Plaza del Conde del Real, Valencia ().The structure was probably used as a stable. Grille, and control for an air duct. A grille or grill (French word from Latin craticula, small grill) is an opening of several slits side-by-side in a wall, metal sheet or another barrier, usually to allow air or water to enter and/or leave and prevent larger objects (such as animals ...

  6. Louvre - Wikipedia

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    In 2013, The Observer reported that conditions for the workers at the Louvre and New York University construction sites on Saadiyat amounted to "modern-day slavery". [ 174 ] [ 175 ] In 2014, the Guggenheim's Director, Richard Armstrong , said that he believed that living conditions for the workers at the Louvre project were now good and that ...

  7. Wall panel - Wikipedia

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    Decorative wall panels are also known as charcoal wall panels, PVC wall panels, WPC wall panels, charcoal louver panels, PVC louver panels, and WPC louver panels. They are Water-resistant, Termite Free, Borer Free, Durable, 12 mm thickness, Moisture-proof, UV grade, and Anti-static. South Korea is the highest exporter of wall panels. [citation ...

  8. Jean Prouvé - Wikipedia

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    Prouvé was born in Nancy, France, the second of seven children of the artist Victor Prouvé and the pianist Marie Duhamel. [1] The Prouvés belonged to a lively artistic circle, which included the glass artist Emile Gallé, and the furniture designer Louis Majorelle. [2]

  9. File:Construction Timeline.pdf - Wikipedia

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