1) Architectural element
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Brise soleil, sometimes brise-soleil (bʁiːz sɔlɛj, plural, `brise-soleil` (invariable), from French, `sun breaker`), in architecture refers to a variety of permanent sun-shading structures, ranging from the simple patterned concrete walls popularized by Le Corbusier in the Palace of Assembly to the elaborate wing-like mechanism devised by ...
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projecting fins or canopies which shade windows from direct sunlight.
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sun baffle outside the windows or extending over the entire surface of a building`s facade. Many traditional methods exist for reducing the effects ...
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In architecture, brise-soleil refers to a slattered or louvered sun-screen comprised of horizontal and vertical compartmental screens often found incorporated into the facades of buildings in sunny countries notably Brazil and Egypt, so as to keep the glare of the sun out, while still admitting light and air and allowing a view from the window. The...
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a screen, usually louvered, placed on the outside of a building to shield the windows from direct sunlight.
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