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Identifying feature

Skylight

A window set into a roof to admit daylight to the room below, either flat or raised as a dome or pyramid. It lights interior rooms and stairwells, and some types open for ventilation.

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Late ModernismOrganic Architecture

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Cantilever A beam, floor or part of a building that projects beyond its support and is anchored at only one end. Flat roof A roof that is level or nearly level, often edged by a low wall called a parapet. Clerestory window A row of windows high on a wall, above eye level, often above a lower adjoining roof. Curtain wall An outer wall of glass and metal panels hung on a building's steel or concrete frame, carrying only its own… Deep eave overhang Roof edges, called eaves, that extend well beyond the walls. Dome A rounded roof shaped as half a sphere, often raised on a drum (a circular wall). Double-height space A room or hall whose ceiling spans two floors, often with tall windows or an upper gallery, a balcony… Exposed concrete Concrete left uncovered as the finished surface, often marked by the wooden formwork (molds) it was poured…