They did not want an all glass building, but wanted the benefits of large Windows without compromising energy efficiency.

他们不希望建筑为全玻璃结构，但是窗户要足够大，同时不影响节能。

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Out of the subway, the Shanghai science and technology GuanZhan greeted by a huge spherical glass building, this is the landmark building of Shanghai science and technology museum.

走出地铁二号线的上海科技馆站，映入眼帘的是一个巨大的球形玻璃建筑，这就是上海科技馆的标志性建筑了。

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The all-glass building skin, which allows expansive views over the restored wetlands, consists of insulated window units, which are designed to withstand blast and hurricane impacts.

全玻璃建筑立面拥有面对湿地的广阔视野，且材料还具有绝缘作用，来抵挡爆炸和飓风的影响。

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A big stone and glass building holds young plants before they are placed in the ground outside.

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It is an angular glass building with several levels that do not seem to fit together.

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You can enter the glass building and walk downstairs to an underground visitors center.

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Never knowingly understated, Branson marked the occasion by rappelling down the side of the glass building.

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The sharp lines of the concrete and glass building suggest movement and create energy.

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"When we moved to the U.S. the first time, we wanted to live in a glass building, like we'd seen on TV, " says the father of two.

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