In his 15-story Menara Mesiniaga, east- and west-facing windows are recessed to reduce direct sunlight which would heat the building's interiors.
To the west he looks out on mesas for 40 miles, and from his north-facing windows he occasionally catches glimpses of wild mustangs roaming the hills of thousands of acres owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Mr. House says an east-west orientation is preferred because latitude works with the sun's motion, making it easy for an individual who wants morning sunlight in the breakfast room to position it on the west side of the home, with east-facing windows.
The 2, 900-square-foot residence has five bedrooms, large windows facing a lake and enough mahogany to fill a railcar, Mr. Copeland said.
The main structure was a three-story building with few windows facing the outside of the compound, and a third-floor terrace had a seven-foot privacy wall, they said.
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The paintings are rehung in their original configurations, in rooms of the same size and proportions, the walls covered in the same burlap, windows facing south, as at Merion.
The main three-story building had few windows facing outward.
In every ocean-facing room are large windows showcasing the view, which the couple enhanced by raising their lawn by 4 feet, so that the grass and the sea appear to touch in the distance and cars driving by disappear.
The light-filled minimalist look has practical implications large, south-facing, triple-glazed windows let in warming light without losing heat.
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This classic establishment lines the wall of the hotel facing Madison Avenue, which can be seen through stained glass windows behind the bar, and is a perfect place to sip an aperitif and watch hotel guests go about their business.
If anything, the Lumia 800's hardware risks being left behind as Nokia develops apps and platforms based on NFC, front-facing cameras and other (unknown) features that are likely being prepared for Windows 8 Apollo.
Nokia has added a front-facing VGA camera to this model (a first for an entry-level Nokia Windows Phone), while a 5-megapixel sensor and flash are centered on the back.
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Beyond protecting the 4.3-inch, 720p panel, this sheet of glass covers the 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera (top-left) and capacitive buttons along the bottom (back, Windows and search) which are both stenciled and backlit in white.
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Any positive impact Windows 8 would have is going to be muted at best for a while given the uncertainties facing the global economy, including the fiscal cliff, Europe, and others, Whitmore noted.
The handset was also seen snuggling up to Asus' entry into the Windows Phone market, which was said to have a matte black finish and may have a front-facing camera.
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