Equita Bill

Japanese: エクイタ・ビル - えくいたびる
Equita Bill

… Meanwhile, in response to the mass production of automobiles, the production of large polished glass plates became possible in 1915, and in the 1930s, the development of fluorescent lamps, the production of incandescent lamps, and the development of modern air conditioning equipment made it technically possible to artificially control the environment of office spaces without being affected by the natural environment. Against this background, in 1948, after World War II, the Equita Building, with its exterior made of aluminum and sealed glass windows, was completed in Portland, in the northern United States. Materials such as aluminum and stainless steel had been used mainly as exterior decorative materials in the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building, but this was the first time they were used as a full-fledged curtain wall material. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Equita Building" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 一方,自動車の大量生産に呼応して,1915年には大型磨き板ガラスの製作が可能となり,30年代には蛍光灯の開発,白熱灯の生産,さらには近代空調設備の発達などにより,自然環境に左右されないで人工的に執務空間の環境を制御することが技術的に可能になっていた。このような背景のもとで,第2次世界大戦後の48年,アメリカ北部のポートランドに,アルミ材と密閉式ガラス窓による外装のエクイタ・ビルが完成した。アルミやステンレスといった材料は,クライスラー・ビルやエンパイア・ステート・ビルに,主として外装用装飾材として採用されていたが,本格的カーテンウォール素材として採用されたのは,この建物が初めてであった。…

※「エクイタ・ビル」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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