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  Auteur : Mboudié, Elise, 1976

  Définition

  A comprehensive term for a nonloading-bearing separating device, usually moveable, that can be piereed or solid, small or large. It is intended to define space, provide privacy, or shield an area against drafts.

  Note :

  Screens function as dividers... The screen is used to define an area decoratively, to provide a secondary focus within the given architectural dimensions of a room... Screens are valuable decorative tools because they can be used in so many ways: they make interesting backgrounds, they mask unwanted views and divide open space into various activity centers, and they help to control the passage of light, air, and sound.

  Terme :

  1. screen

  Terme associé :

  1. folding screen