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Recent Examples of cornice
These buildings followed the example of an extruded Renaissance palazzo with a prominent roof cornice set by McKim, Mead & White’s 998 Fifth Avenue of 1910.
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David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
The building is clad in glazed terra-cotta and limestone, with plenty of Beaux Arts decorative elements such as oriel windows, cornices, and moldings that reward a closer look.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
Parapets, spires, towers, and geometric cornices create multi-dimensional rooflines.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Feminine touches of peach and more custom cornice boxes, using fabric from Eskayel, pop against the vibrant greenery outside the windows.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
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David Netto, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2024
The building is clad in glazed terra-cotta and limestone, with plenty of Beaux Arts decorative elements such as oriel windows, cornices, and moldings that reward a closer look.
—Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 26 Sep. 2024
Parapets, spires, towers, and geometric cornices create multi-dimensional rooflines.
—Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2024
Feminine touches of peach and more custom cornice boxes, using fabric from Eskayel, pop against the vibrant greenery outside the windows.
—Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 13 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cornice
Noun
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Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Why wouldn’t the owner take the time to up-light the friezes?—
Sage Jessica Murphy,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Nov. 2024
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Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
6 Aug. 2024
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
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Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 May 2023
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The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.—
Irene Dominioni,
Forbes,
20 Apr. 2021
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The Music Loft, a private residence and entertainment venue in the Tennessee capital’s historic Market Street Building, is set to go under the hammer next month with Interluxe Auctions and Compass’s Stephen Brush.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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The report highlights the company's intention to raise capital to fund its business plan, which includes acquiring operating companies, though no capital has been raised as of the filing date.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
24 Jan. 2025
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Designed to evoke the Pantheon, the rotunda’s curved sandstone walls are divided by fluted Doric pilasters with wreaths of olive branches carved in the frieze above.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
20 Jan. 2025
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Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.—
John Oseid,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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The overall stability hides movement both up and down across individual pillars and metrics, as the tectonics of world order shifts.—
World Economic Forum,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Taken together, the laws are designed to reshape key pillars of the US economy over the next decade.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Here’s a column by Maureen Dowd on Trump’s Inaugural Address.—
German Lopez,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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The views and opinions expressed in this column are the author's and do not necessarily reflect those of USA TODAY.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr.,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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Mirrors expand the look of spaces, such as this option that resembles styles from pricier mall brands and features an ornate arch and gold border.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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The reception beyond it, however, is minimalist, with soothing straight lines to temper the flair of the original rounded arches.—
Ann Abel,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Cornice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cornice. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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