"I recently visited the ancient Todaiji temple in Nara and noticed an extra roof tile set on its top, " recalls the Toshiba president.
The modernist structure is built of concrete and glass, with an undulating copper roof that rises to an open semi-circle at its center.
Several hotels loom over it, such as the recently renovated Shangri-La, which has Asian design touches in the rooms and all-harbor views, and the also recently renovated InterContinental, which has a new presidential floor incorporating an outdoor roof terrace.
Local Democratic Unionist councillor Roger Hutchinson said he believed the attack may have been connected to an Irish tricolor flag, which was put up on the roof of an empty house two doors away last week.
Although it was rebuilt in the late 14th Century, with an impressive hammerbeam roof (b), the walls contain much of the original material.
So is an electrotransparent glass roof that allows passengers to control the amount of sunlight entering the cabin during the day, or, at night, to adjust the ambient lighting.
Scarpetta 's comfortable, warmly lit dining room with its retractable roof offers an eye-opening Italian take on eclectic nouvelle cuisine.
Ever dream of ripping the roof off an ultra-luxury sedan and cruising around with a bunch of models and Aziz Ansari?
That roof shelters an enormous building whose southerly exposures are entirely covered in windows, the better to take advantage of forest views.
Officers dressed in combat-style gear could be seen watching the bunker from an opening in the roof of the tan personnel vehicle.
Viewing network shows in eye-popping high def may mean bolting an antenna to your roof and aiming it at the nearest TV tower.
The last scene of the 1969 film The Italian Job is to be recreated on the roof of an arts venue in Sussex.
After running from a house in Kings Norton, Birmingham, the man climbed on a roof at an industrial unit and threw tiles and metal poles at officers.
Neighbors said Mr. Holmes spent at least some of his childhood in a two-story, cream-colored house with a Spanish tile roof in an upper-middle-class San Diego neighborhood.
Television video also showed what appeared to be a U.S. guard in a helmet and body armor surveying the area from the roof of an embassy building.
With a little more encouragement, what once was an eccentric way to roof your home could soon become the universal standard, turning our cities into lush, green metropolises.
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To capitalize on the earth-friendly factor, architect Robert Maschke suggested the Brahlers use an insulating eco-roof as well as a green exterior wall covered with layers of soil.
We were under the Great Roof, an enormous, ominous-looking arch.
For lots of good reasons, more corporations are turning to solar power installations: lower electricity bills, generous state rebates, the 30% federal investment tax credit and the overall "green" sheen that comes with putting solar panels on an otherwise unadorned corporate roof.
An inspector was on the roof and noticed the debris and then called 911.
It looks like an Arcadian-style metal roof, sloped front porch, white columns, white rail.
An innovative vortex-shedding roof-mounted antenna is one of many design elements utilized to help reduce wind noise.
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But rarely has a speaker under our roof so electrified an audience as Gov. Christie did that day.
The futuristic edifice is to feature a honeycomb roof billed as an architectural innovation tailored for the tropical climate.
The firm, which also suffered a roof collapse at an office block in central Seattle, sent home about 70, 000 factory workers.
It received one star after its door unhinged and the passenger cabin roof bent into an inverted V shape during its crash test.
The new place has three roof decks, an outdoor-but-winterized pool, multiple bars and DJ-ready lounges, and a Lacoste retail store on the ground floor.
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