The Curtain and the Wall: A Modern Journey Along Europe's Cold War Border

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People found ways of dealing with the new realities, and with the collapse of the USSR they had to readjust once again. But curtain walls make the building so much lighter, its foundation doesn’t need to be able to withstand all the heavy load it would if window walls were chosen. It can be tricky deciding whether to opt for a curtain pole or track, but don't worry, because we have expert top tips below. By visiting settlements along the iron curtain as a tourist, Phillips is able to show how the curtain is remembered, or not, via museums and monuments. Another way to deal with it is to simply hang translucent curtains inside the curtain walling, so the light is allowed to come in, but not in its full force.

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Common stone types used are: calcium silicate, granite, marble, travertine, limestone, and engineered stone. I remember watching the Eastern escapees on US news at the time, thinking, this can't continue, or if it does, Communism is over. Deflection in curtainwall mullions also differs from deflection of the building structure, whether concrete, steel, or timber. The glazing rebate is ventilated to the exterior so that the pressure on the inner and outer sides of the outer gasket is the same.Anodized aluminum frames cannot be "re-anodized" in place but can be cleaned and protected by proprietary clear coatings to improve appearance and durability.

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Wind loads vary greatly throughout the world, with the largest wind loads being near the coast in hurricane-prone regions. Throughout his long journey, Phillips describes the "constant existential uncertainty" of the different Iron Curtain countries - I especially liked his phrasing of "the weird world of Albanian communism" (known to anyone who has read a Kundare novel). The air inside is usually atmospheric air, but some inert gases, such as argon or krypton may be used to offer better thermal transmittance values. Partially inspired by Winston Churchill's March 5, 1946 Fulton, Missouri speech about the iron curtain descending and locking "all the capitals of the ancient states of Central and Eastern Europe.

Preston’s 2020 book is a vivacious account of how the Big Three allied leaders gathered on the Crimea to thrash out an uneasy agreement about the continent’s future and their countries’ respective spheres of influence. As an alternative steel strong backs can be provided so that they can span between the perimeter columns and hence it is not necessary to connect to the edge beams or floor slabs.